John 1:9:7John.1.9.W7TAB
φωτίζει
phôtidzei
“gives light to”
- Transliteration
- phô-TI-dzei
- Extended
- phôh-TI-dzei
- IPA
- /pʰɔː.ˈti.dzei/
Meaning by language
- English
- gives light to
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
phô-TI-dzei
- 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 relative pronoun ho {ὃ | ho} introduces the explanatory clause phōtizei {φωτίζει | phōtizei} panta anthropon {πάντα ἄνθρωπον | panta anthrōpon}, where the present tense portrays continuous, universal illumination.
In context — John 1:9
The true Light , which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world .
About this coordinate
John 1:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 1:9, so the Greek word φωτίζει (phôtidzei) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.9.W7.S1) and character.