John 15:1:12John.15.1.W12TAB
γεωργός
yeôrgos
“vinedresser”
- Transliteration
- ye-ôr-GOS
- Extended
- ye-ôr-GOS
- IPA
- /ʝe.ɔːr.ˈgos/
Meaning by language
- English
- vinedresser
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ôr-GOS
- phraseyour reading level
KAI ho pa-TÊR mou ho ye-ôr-GOS ES-tin
- sentence
e-GO EI-mi hê AM-pe-los hê a-lê-thi-NÊ KAI ho pa-TÊR mou ho ye-ôr-GOS ES-tin
Exegesis
In ho patēr mou ho geōrgos estin {ὁ πατήρ μου ὁ γεωργός ἐστιν | ho pa-tḗr mou ho ge-ōr-gós es-tín}, the possessive pronoun binds the Father closely to the speaker, while the articular predicate nominative ho geōrgos assigns an active agricultural role that implies supervision, care, and purposeful cultivation. The translation keeps the Johannine self-revelation but rephrases the second clause slightly to avoid a rigid English echo while retaining the vine-and-cultivator imagery.
Root and etymology
Rootgamma eta + epsilon rho gamma omicron nu
“earth-worker, cultivator”
In context — John 15:1
I am the vine, the one that is true, and My Father is the cultivator.
About this coordinate
John 15:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 15:1, so the Greek word γεωργός (yeôrgos) 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.15.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.1.W12.S1) and character.