John 12:46:15John.12.46.W15TAB
σκοτίᾳ
skotia
“darkness”
- Transliteration
- sko-TI-a
- Extended
- skoh-TIH-ah
- IPA
- /skoˈti.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- darkness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
sko-TI-a
- sentence
e-GO PHÔS eis ton KOS-mon e-LÊ-ly-tha HI-na PAS ho pi-STEY-ōn eis e-ME en têi sko-TI-a MÊ MEI-nêi
Exegesis
The final clause en tē skotia mē meinē {ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ μὴ μείνῃ | en tē sko-TÍ-ā mē MEÍ-nē} employs en with the dative to describe a sphere or realm (“in the darkness”) and the aorist subjunctive meinē to express the intended prevention (“might not remain”) under the scope of hina. In translation, the appositional structure “I, light, have come” is rendered as “I have come as light into the world” and “I have come bringing light into the world” to preserve both the identification and the movement. The hina purpose clause is expressed with “so that” followed by a future-like outcome (“will not remain” / “will not stay”) to convey the intended result of faith in Him.
Root and etymology
skotossigma–kappa–omicron–tau–omicron–sigma
“darkness”
In context — John 12:46
I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness .
About this coordinate
John 12:46:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 12:46, so the Greek word σκοτίᾳ (skotia) 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.12.46.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.46.W15.S1) and character.