John 12:3:18John.12.3.W18TAB
θριξὶν
thrixin
“hair”
- Transliteration
- thrix-IN
- Extended
- thrihks-IN
- IPA
- /tʰrikˈsin/
Meaning by language
- English
- hair
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
thrix-IN
- 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 dative phrase tais thrixin autēs {ταῖς θριξὶν αὐτῆς | taîs thrixìn autēs} marks instrument, emphasizing the intimacy and self-humbling nature of using her own hair.
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 12:3:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 12:3, so the Greek word θριξὶν (thrixin) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.3.W18.S1) and character.