John 10:35:4John.10.35.W4TAB
θεοὺς
theous
“gods”
- Transliteration
- the-OUS
- Extended
- theh-OOS
- IPA
- /tʰe.ˈuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- gods
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
the-OUS
- sentence
ei e-KEI-nous EI-pen the-OUS pros hous ho LO-gos TOU the-OU e-GE-ne-to kai ou DY-na-tai ly-THÊ-nai hê gra-PHÊ
Exegesis
The phrase pros hous {πρὸς οὓς | pros hous} forms a relative clause that identifies the recipients of the divine utterance, and ho logos tou theou {ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ | ho logos tou theou} places logos as the subject with tou theou marking origin and possession.
The final clause kai ou dynatai lythēnai hē graphē {καὶ οὐ δύναται λυθῆναι ἡ γραφή | kai ou dynatai lythēnai he graphē} adds a coordinated affirmation of impossibility: dynatai {δύναται | dynatai} is negated, and the aorist passive infinitive lythēnai {λυθῆναι | lythēnai} expresses the undoing or release of Scripture as something that cannot happen.
Root and etymology
theostheta epsilon omicron sigma
“God, deity”
In context — John 10:35
If He described them as gods , to whom the word of God came, and the Scripture cannot be invalidated;
About this coordinate
John 10:35:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 10:35, so the Greek word θεοὺς (theous) 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.10.35.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.35.W4.S1) and character.