John 13:24:1John.13.24.W1TAB
νεύει
neuei
“motions”
- Transliteration
- NEU-ei
- Extended
- NEU-ei
- IPA
- /ˈneu.iː/
Meaning by language
- English
- motions
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
NEU-ei
- sentence
NEU-ei OON TOU-tō SI-mōn PE-tros py-THES-thai TIS AN EI-ê pe-RI HOO LE-yei
Exegesis
The verse opens with the fronted verb νεύει {νεύει | neú-ei} ‘motions,’ which places Peter’s nonverbal cue before the subject Σίμων Πέτρος {Σίμων Πέτρος | Sí-mōn Pé-tros} for narrative emphasis.
Root and etymology
neuōnu epsilon upsilon omega
“to nod, signal”
In context — John 13:24
Simon Peter therefore motioned to this one to ask who it might be that He was speaking about.
About this coordinate
John 13:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 13:24, so the Greek word νεύει (neuei) 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.13.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.24.W1.S1) and character.