John 15:22:12John.15.22.W12TAB

πρόφασιν

prophasin

excuse

Transliteration
PRO-pha-sin
Extended
PROH-pha-sihn
IPA
/ˈpro.pʰa.sin/

Meaning by language

English
excuse

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Result
πρό + φα + σιν
pro + pha + sin
prophasin

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Rhor — rolled r
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Phiph — as in phone (f)
Alphaah — as in father
Sigmas — as in sit
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    PRO-pha-sin

  2. clause

    NYN DE PRO-pha-sin ouk E-khou-sin pe-RI TÊS ha-mar-TI-as au-TÔN

  3. sentence

    ei MÊ ÊL-thon KAI e-LA-lê-sa au-TOIS ha-mar-TI-an ouk EI-kho-san NYN DE PRO-pha-sin ouk E-khou-sin pe-RI TÊS ha-mar-TI-as au-TÔN

Exegesis

Prophasis ouk echousin {πρόφασιν οὐκ ἔχουσιν | próphasin ouk échousin} front-loads the object for emphasis, showing that the absence of a defense is the key point.

In contextJohn 15:22

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been accountable for sin; but now they have no pretext concerning their sin.

About this coordinate

John 15:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 15:22, so the Greek word πρόφασιν (prophasin) 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.15.22.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.22.W12.S1) and character.