John 10:6:3John.10.6.W3TAB
παροιμίαν
paroimian
“figure of speech”
- Transliteration
- pa-roi-MI-an
- Extended
- pah-roi-MI-ahn
- IPA
- /pa.roiˈmi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- figure of speech
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pa-roi-MI-an
- sentence
TAU-tên TÊN pa-roi-MI-an EI-pen au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS e-KEI-noi de ouk EG-no-san TI-na ÊN HA e-LA-lei au-TOIS
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the fronted object tauthen ten paroimian {ταύτην τὴν παροιμίαν | taú-tēn tḕn paroimían}, placing the content of Jesus’ speech in the foreground before the narration of the speaking act.
Root and etymology
paroimiapi–alpha–rho–omicron–iota–mu–alpha
“proverb, figurative saying”
In context — John 10:6
This parable Jesus spoke to them, but they did not discern what it was that He was saying to them.
About this coordinate
John 10:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 10:6, so the Greek word παροιμίαν (paroimian) 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.10.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.6.W3.S1) and character.