John 12:3:14John.12.3.W14TAB
Ἰησοῦ
eeaysoo
“Jesus”
- Transliteration
- ee-ay-SOO
- Extended
- ee-AY-soo
- IPA
- /i.eːˈsuː/
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 |
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Word in context
- word
ee-ay-SOO
- 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 direct object phrase tous podas tou Iesou {τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ἰησοῦ | toùs pódas tou Iēsou} highlights Jesus’ feet as the focus of the anointing, underlining humility and service.
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 12:3:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 12:3, so the Greek word Ἰησοῦ (eeaysoo) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.3.W14.S1) and character.