John 10:4:17John.10.4.W17TAB
φωνὴν
phônên
“voice of”
- Transliteration
- phô-NÊN
- Extended
- phô-NÊN
- IPA
- /pʰɔː.ˈnɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- voice of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
phô-NÊN
- sentence
HO-tan TA I-di-a PAN-ta ek-BA-lê EM-pros-then au-TÔN po-REU-e-tai KAI TA PRO-ba-ta au-TÔ a-ko-lou-THEI HO-ti OI-da-sin TÊN phô-NÊN au-TOU
Exegesis
The causal clause hoti oidasin ten phonen autou {ὅτι οἴδασιν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ | hóti oídasin tḕn phōnḗn autoû} explains the following: oidasin, a perfect-form verb with present force, signals settled familiarity, so the sheep’s following is grounded in recognized identity rather than coercion.
Root and etymology
phonphi omega nu
“sound, voice”
In context — John 10:4
Whenever He brings out all His own, He goes before them, and the sheep follow Him because they know His voice .
About this coordinate
John 10:4:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 10:4, so the Greek word φωνὴν (phônên) 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.10.4.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.4.W17.S1) and character.