John 12:6:8John.12.6.W8TAB

πτωχῶν

ptōkhōn

poor

Transliteration
ptō-KHŌN
Extended
ptoh-KHOHN
IPA
/ptɔːˈkʰɔːn/

Meaning by language

English
poor

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Result
πτω + χῶν
ptō + khōn
ptōkhōn

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Taut — as in top
Omegao — same as omicron
Chih/kh — like Bach
Omegao — same as omicron
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ptō-KHŌN

  2. 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 prepositional phrase peri tōn ptōchōn {περὶ τῶν πτωχῶν | pe-rí tôn ptō-chōn} functions as the complement of the impersonal verb emelen {ἔμελεν | é-me-len}, yielding the sense “it was not a concern to him about the poor,” with auto {αὐτῷ | au-tôi} marking the dative of reference.

In contextJohn 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 12:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 12:6, so the Greek word πτωχῶν (ptōkhōn) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.6.W8.S1) and character.