John 12:6:17John.12.6.W17TAB
γλωσσόκομον
glōssokomon
“moneybag”
- Transliteration
- glōs-SO-ko-mon
- Extended
- glohss-SOH-koh-mohn
- IPA
- /glɔːsˈso.ko.mon/
Meaning by language
- English
- moneybag
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
glōs-SO-ko-mon
- sentence
EI-pen de TOU-to oukh HO-ti pe-REE tôn ptō-KHŌN E-me-len au-TÔ al HO-ti KLEP-tês ÊN KAI to glōs-SO-ko-mon E-khōn ta bal-LO-me-na e-BA-sta-dzen
Exegesis
The participial phrase kai to glossokomon echōn {καὶ τὸ γλωσσόκομον ἔχων | kaí to glō-ssó-ko-mon é-khōn} is circumstantial, describing his ongoing role as the one “having the money box,” thus explaining his opportunity.
Root and etymology
glossa, komeogamma–lambda–omega–sigma–sigma–alpha; kappa–omicron–mu–epsilon–omega
“tongue, language; to tend, to take care of”
In context — John 12:6
He said this, not because he was concerned about the poor , but because he was a thief and, having the money box , he used to carry off what was being put into it.
About this coordinate
John 12:6:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 12:6, so the Greek word γλωσσόκομον (glōssokomon) 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.12.6.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.6.W17.S1) and character.