John 12:37:4John.12.37.W4TAB
σημεῖα
sêmeia
“signs”
- Transliteration
- sê-MEI-a
- Extended
- sê-MEE-ah
- IPA
- /sɛːˈmiː.a/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
sê-MEI-a
- sentence
to-SAʊ-ta DE au-TOU sê-MEI-a pe-poi-ê-KO-tos EM-pros-then au-TÔN ouk e-PI-steu-on eis au-TON
Exegesis
This modifies semeia {σημεῖα | sē-meî-a} “signs,” which functions as the object of the participle pepoiekotos {πεποιηκότος | pe-poi-ē-kó-tos} “having done.” The genitive chain autou…
Root and etymology
semasigma–eta–mu–alpha
“sign, mark, token”
In context — John 12:37
Even though He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him.
About this coordinate
John 12:37:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 12:37, so the Greek word σημεῖα (sêmeia) 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.12.37.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.37.W4.S1) and character.