John 11:49:1John.11.49.W1TAB
εἷς
heis
“one”
- Transliteration
- HEIS
- Extended
- HEIS
- IPA
- /ˈheis/
Meaning by language
- English
- one
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HEIS
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HEIS DE TIS eks au-TÔN ka-i-A-phas
- clause
HEIS DE TIS eks au-TÔN ka-i-A-phas ar-khi-e-REUS ÔN tou e-ni-au-TOU e-KEI-nou EI-pen au-TOIS
- sentence
HEIS DE TIS eks au-TÔN ka-i-A-phas ar-khi-e-REUS ÔN tou e-ni-au-TOU e-KEI-nou EI-pen au-TOIS hy-MEIS ouk OI-da-te ou-DEN
Exegesis
The sentence opens with heis de tis {εἷς δέ τις | heîs dé tis} ‘but one certain (man)’, which signals a shift from the larger group of leaders to a single, highlighted individual.
Root and etymology
phileophi iota lambda epsilon omega
“to love, show affection”
In context — John 11:49
But one of them, Caiaphas , who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,”
About this coordinate
John 11:49:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 11:49, so the Greek word εἷς (heis) 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.11.49.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.11.49.W1.S1) and character.