John 12:32:6John.12.32.W6TAB
γῆς
gês
“earth”
- Transliteration
- gês
- Extended
- GAYS
- IPA
- /ɡɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- earth
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
gês
- sentence
ka-GÔ e-AN hy-psō-THÔ ek tês gês PAN-tas hel-KY-sō pros e-mau-TON
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ek tēs gēs {ἐκ τῆς γῆς | ek tês gês} ‘from the earth’ specifies the source or starting point of this lifting, allowing for both a literal sense (elevation on the cross) and a theological sense (exaltation).
Root and etymology
gēgamma–eta
“earth, ground, land”
In context — John 12:32
And I , if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all to Myself.
About this coordinate
John 12:32:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 12:32, so the Greek word γῆς (gês) 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.12.32.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.32.W6.S1) and character.