John 12:2:4John.12.2.W4TAB
δεῖπνον
deipnon
“dinner”
- Transliteration
- DEI-pnon
- Extended
- DEI-pnohn
- IPA
- /ˈdei̯.pnon/
Meaning by language
- English
- dinner
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
DEI-pnon
- sentence
e-POI-ee-san OUN au-TOI DEI-pnon e-KEI KAI hê MAR-tha di-ê-KO-nei ho de LA-dza-ros HEIS EEN ek tôn a-na-kei-ME-nôn syn au-TOI
Exegesis
The indirect object autō {αὐτῷ | au-tô} ‘to Him’ is placed before deipnon {δεῖπνον | deîp-non} ‘supper’, forming the phrase autō deipnon ekei {αὐτῷ δεῖπνον ἐκεῖ | au-tô deîp-non e-keî} that foregrounds the honored recipient of the meal and locates it ‘there’ in Bethany.
Root and etymology
deipneōdelta–epsilon–iota–pi–nu–epsilon–omega
“main meal, to take supper”
In context — John 12:2
So they prepared a supper for Him there; and Martha was serving, but Lazarus was one of those reclining with Him at the table.
About this coordinate
John 12:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 12:2, so the Greek word δεῖπνον (deipnon) 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.12.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.2.W4.S1) and character.