John 10:3:7John.10.3.W7TAB
πρόβατα
probata
“sheep”
- Transliteration
- PRO-ba-ta
- Extended
- PROH-bah-tah
- IPA
- /ˈpro.ba.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- sheep
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
PRO-ba-ta
- sentence
TOU-tō ho thy-rō-ROS a-NOI-gei KAI ta PRO-ba-ta tês phō-NÊS au-TOU a-KOU-ei KAI ta I-di-a PRO-ba-ta phō-NEI kat O-no-ma KAI ek-SA-gei au-TA
Exegesis
Ta probata tēs phōnēs autou {τὰ πρόβατα τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ | ta próbata tês phōnês autoû} ‘the sheep of his voice’ uses a relational genitive: the flock is identified by responsiveness to that voice, not merely by ownership.
Ta idia probata {τὰ ἴδια πρόβατα | ta idia próbata} ‘his own sheep’ is an attributive phrase that intensifies belonging and intimacy.
In context — John 10:3
The doorkeeper opens for this one, and the sheep heed His voice; He calls His own sheep by name and leads them out.
About this coordinate
John 10:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 10:3, so the Greek word πρόβατα (probata) 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.10.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.3.W7.S1) and character.