John 16:18:2John.16.18.W2TAB
οὖν·
oun
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- OUN
- Extended
- OUN
- IPA
- /uːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- therefore
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
OUN
- clause
E-le-gon OUN
- sentence
E-le-gon OUN TI es-TIN TOU-to HO LE-yei mi-KRON
Exegesis
The inferential oun {οὖν | oûn} ties their confusion back to Jesus’ prior statement, so the question is presented as a reaction.
In context — John 16:18
So they were saying, “What is this ‘little while’ that He is saying? We do not grasp what He is saying.”
About this coordinate
John 16:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 16:18, so the Greek word οὖν· (oun) 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.16.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.18.W2.S1) and character.