John 10:16:23John.10.16.W23TAB
μία
mia
“one”
- Transliteration
- MI-a
- Extended
- MI-a
- IPA
- /ˈmi.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- one
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
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MI-a
- sentence
KAI AL-la PRO-ba-ta E-khō HA ouk ES-tin ek TÊS au-LÊS TAU-tēs ka-KEI-na DEI me a-ga-GEIN KAI TÊS phō-NÊS mou a-KOU-sou-sin KAI ge-NÊ-son-tai MI-a POIM-nē HEIS poi-MÊN
Exegesis
The closing clause `kai genesontai mia poimne heis poimen {καὶ γενήσονται μία ποίμνη εἷς ποιμήν | kaí ge-nē-son-tai mí-a poím-nē heîs poi-mén} ‘and they will become one flock, one shepherd’` uses a future middle verb to portray the resulting identity of the gathered sheep. The paired predicate nouns create a compact climax: one unified flock under one shepherding figure.
Root and etymology
paroimiapi–alpha–rho–omicron–iota–mu–alpha
“proverb, figurative saying”
In context — John 10:16
And I have other sheep that are not from this fold ; those too I must bring, and they will hear My voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd.
About this coordinate
John 10:16:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of John 10:16, so the Greek word μία (mia) 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.10.16.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.16.W23.S1) and character.