John 12:5:5John.12.5.W5TAB
μύρον
myron
“ointment”
- Transliteration
- MY-ron
- Extended
- MYH-rohn
- IPA
- /ˈmy.ron/
Meaning by language
- English
- ointment
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MY-ron
- sentence
di-A TI TOU-to to MY-ron ouk e-PRa-thê tri-a-ko-SI-ōn dê-na-RI-ōn KAI e-DO-thê ptō-KHOIS
Exegesis
The demonstrative touto {τοῦτο | toû-to} “this” together with the article to {τὸ | tò} “the” specifies a particular item, myron {μύρον | mý-ron} “ointment, perfume.”
Root and etymology
myronmu–upsilon–rho–omicron–nu
“perfume, ointment”
In context — John 12:5
Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii , and given to the poor ?
About this coordinate
John 12:5:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 12:5, so the Greek word μύρον (myron) 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.12.5.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.5.W5.S1) and character.