John 1:9:3John.1.9.W3TAB
φῶς
phôs
“light”
- Transliteration
- PHÔS
- Extended
- PHÔOS
- IPA
- /ˈpʰɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- light
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PHÔS
- sentence
ÊN TO PHÔS TO a-lê-thi-NON ho phô-TI-dzei PAN-ta HAN-thrô-pon er-KHO-me-non eis TON KOS-mon
Exegesis
The sequence to phos to alēthinon {τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινόν | to phōs to alēthinon} is an attributive article-noun-article-adjective construction that identifies phos {φῶς | phōs} as the subject and highlights alēthinon {ἀληθινόν | alēthinon} as its defining quality of genuineness.
Root and etymology
phaophi alpha omega
“to shine, give light”
In context — John 1:9
The true Light , which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world .
About this coordinate
John 1:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 1:9, so the Greek word φῶς (phôs) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.1.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.9.W3.S1) and character.