John 17:16:3John.17.16.W3TAB
κόσμου
kosmou
“world”
- Transliteration
- KOS-mou
- Extended
- KOHS-moo
- IPA
- /ˈkos.muː/
Meaning by language
- English
- world
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
KOS-mou
- sentence
ek TOU KOS-mou ouk ei-SIN ka-THÔS e-GÔ ouk ei-MI ek TOU KOS-mou
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the fronted prepositional phrase ek tou kosmou {ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου | ek tou kosmou} ‘from the world,’ which places the question of origin and alignment before the verb.
In context — John 17:16
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
About this coordinate
John 17:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 17:16, so the Greek word κόσμου (kosmou) 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.17.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.17.16.W3.S1) and character.