John 10:29:8John.10.29.W8TAB
μεῖζων
meidzôn
“greater”
- Transliteration
- MEI-dzôn
- Extended
- MEI-dzôn
- IPA
- /ˈmiː.dzɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- greater
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
MEI-dzôn
- sentence
ho pa-TÊR mou ho de-do-KEN moi PAN-tôn MEI-dzôn es-TIN kai oo-DEIS DY-na-tai har-PA-dzein ek tês khei-ROS tou pa-TROS mou
Exegesis
The comparison panton meizon estin {πάντων μείζων ἐστίν | pántōn meízōn estín} uses a genitive of comparison to state absolute superiority, not merely rank.
Root and etymology
megasmegas
“great, large”
In context — John 10:29
My Father , who has given them to Me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.
About this coordinate
John 10:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 10:29, so the Greek word μεῖζων (meidzôn) 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.10.29.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.29.W8.S1) and character.