John 10:7:6John.10.7.W6TAB
Ἰησοῦς
Eeaysoos
“Jesus”
- Transliteration
- ee-ay-SOOS
- Academic
- Iēsous
- Extended
- ee-ay-SOOS
- IPA
- /i.eːˈsuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jesus
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| 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
ee-ay-SOOS
- sentence
EI-pen OON PA-lin au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MEEN HO-ti e-GÔ EI-mi hê THY-ra TÔN pro-BA-tôn
Exegesis
The indirect object autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} ‘to them’ appears before the subject ho Iesous {ὁ Ἰησοῦς | ho Iē-soûs} ‘Jesus’, a common Greek narrative arrangement that keeps the hearers in focus before identifying the speaker.
Root and etymology
yeshuayod shin vav ayin
“Yahweh saves”
In context — John 10:7
Therefore Jesus said to them again, “Amen, amen, I declare to you, I am the sheep gate .”
About this coordinate
John 10:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 10:7, so the Greek word Ἰησοῦς (Eeaysoos) 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.10.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.7.W6.S1) and character.