John 11:48:21John.11.48.W21TAB
ἔθνος.
ethnos
“nation”
- Transliteration
- E-THNOS
- Extended
- EH-thnohs
- IPA
- /ˈe.tʰnos/
Meaning by language
- English
- nation
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
E-THNOS
- phraseyour reading level
KAI e-LEU-son-tai hoi rhō-MAI-oi KAI a-ROU-sin hê-MON KAI ton TO-pon KAI to E-THNOS
- sentence
e-AN a-PHÔ-men au-TON HOU-tōs PAN-tes pi-steu-SOU-sin eis au-TON KAI e-LEU-son-tai hoi rhō-MAI-oi KAI a-ROU-sin hê-MON KAI ton TO-pon KAI to E-THNOS
Exegesis
The final clause, kaí aroûsin hēmōn kaí tón tópon kaí tò éthnos {καὶ ἀροῦσιν ἡμῶν καὶ τὸν τόπον καὶ τὸ ἔθνος | kaí aroûsin hēmōn kaí tón tópon kaí tò éthnos}, uses the future aroûsin ‘they will take away’ with the genitive hēmōn ‘of us’ expressing loss, and a double accusative ‘place and nation’ joined by kai…kai to stress total removal. This structure preserves the leaders’ fear that widespread belief in Jesus will trigger Roman intervention and result in the loss of their religious center and national identity.
Root and etymology
éthnosepsilon–theta–nu–omicron–sigma
“nation, people”
In context — John 11:48
If we let Him continue like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.
About this coordinate
John 11:48:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of John 11:48, so the Greek word ἔθνος. (ethnos) 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.11.48.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (John.11.48.W21.S1) and character.