John 12:3:1John.12.3.W1TAB
ἡ
hê
“the”
- Transliteration
- hê
- Extended
- hê
- IPA
- /hɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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hê
- sentence
hê oun ma-ri-AM la-BOU-sa LI-tran MY-rou NAR-dou pis-ti-KÊS po-ly-TI-mou Ê-leip-sen tous PO-das tou ee-ay-SOO kai ek-SE-mak-sen tais thrix-IN au-TÊS tous PO-das au-TOU hê de oi-KI-a e-plê-RÔ-thê ek tês os-MÊS tou MY-rou
Exegesis
The verse opens with the article and inferential conjunction hē oun {ἡ οὖν | hē oun} introducing Mariam {Μαριὰμ | Mariàm} as the subject and tying her action to the preceding narrative.
The clause shifts with hē de oikia {ἡ δὲ οἰκία | hē dè oikía}, where de {δὲ | dè} introduces a slight contrast and a new subject, moving from Mary’s personal act to its broader spatial effect.
Root and etymology
Iesousiota–eta–sigma–omicron–upsilon–sigma
“Yahweh is salvation”
In context — John 12:3
Therefore Mary, having taken a pound of very costly pure nard ointment, anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair , and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
About this coordinate
John 12:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 12:3, so the Greek word ἡ (hê) 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.12.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.3.W1.S1) and character.