John 13:18:24John.13.18.W24TAB
πτέρναν
pternan
“heel”
- Transliteration
- PTER-nan
- Extended
- PTEHR-nahn
- IPA
- /ˈpter.nan/
Meaning by language
- English
- heel
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PTER-nan
- clause
ho TRÔ-gōn mou ton AR-ton e-PÊ-ren ep e-ME tên PTER-nan au-TOU
- sentence
ou pe-RI PAN-tōn hy-MŌN LE-gō e-GŌ OI-da TI-nas ek-se-le-KSA-mên AL HI-na hê gra-PHÊ plê-rô-THÊ ho TRÔ-gōn mou ton AR-ton e-PÊ-ren ep e-ME tên PTER-nan au-TOU
Exegesis
In the quotation, the participial clause ho trṓgōn mou tòn árton {Ὁ τρώγων μου τὸν ἄρτον | ho trṓgōn mou tὸν árton} emphasizes intimate table fellowship, which heightens the betrayal image carried by the idiom epērén epʼ emé tḗn ptérnan autoû {ἐπῆρεν ἐπʼ ἐμὲ τὴν πτέρναν αὐτοῦ | epērén epʼ emé tḗn ptérnan autoû}.
Root and etymology
ptérnapterna
“heel”
In context — John 13:18
I am not speaking concerning all of you; I know whom I have selected, but this is so that the Scripture may be fulfilled: “The one who is eating My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.”
About this coordinate
John 13:18:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of John 13:18, so the Greek word πτέρναν (pternan) 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.13.18.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.18.W24.S1) and character.