John 12:8:2John.12.8.W2TAB
πτωχοὺς
ptōkhous
“poor”
- Transliteration
- ptō-KHOUS
- Extended
- ptoh-KHOOHS
- IPA
- /ptɔːˈkʰuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- poor
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ptō-KHOUS
- sentence
tous ptō-KHOUS gar PAN-to-te E-khe-te meth he-au-TŌN e-ME de ou PAN-to-te E-khe-te
Exegesis
The sentence opens by fronting the direct object tous ptochous {τοὺς πτωχοὺς | toùs ptōchoús}, creating emphasis on “the poor” before the explanatory conjunction gar {γὰρ | gàr} “for,” which links this saying to the preceding comment about the woman’s act.
In context — John 12:8
For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me .
About this coordinate
John 12:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 12:8, so the Greek word πτωχοὺς (ptōkhous) 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.12.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.8.W2.S1) and character.