John 17:21:4John.17.21.W4TAB
ὦσιν,
ôsin
“may be”
- Transliteration
- Ô-sin
- Extended
- Ô-seen
- IPA
- /ˈɔː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- may be
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ô-sin
- phraseyour reading level
HI-na PAN-tes HEN Ô-sin
- sentence
HI-na PAN-tes HEN Ô-sin ka-THÔS SY PA-ter en e-MOI ka-GÔ en SOI HI-na KAI au-TOI en hê-MEEN Ô-sin HI-na ho KOS-mos pis-TEU-êi HO-ti SY me a-PE-stei-las
Exegesis
The first clause, pantes hen ōsin {πάντες ἓν ὦσιν | pántes hèn ôsin} ‘all may be one,’ places the focus on a single shared reality; hen {ἓν | hèn} in the neuter singular presents the disciples as one corporate entity rather than a loose collection of individuals.
The second hina clause, hina kai autoi en hemin ōsin {ἵνα καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἡμῖν ὦσιν | hína kaì autoì en hēmîn ôsin}, extends that pattern to the disciples, and the intensive autoi {αὐτοὶ | autoí} ‘they themselves’ gives them direct prominence as the ones being gathered into the shared divine life.
In context — John 17:21
So that all may be one, just as You, Father , are in Me and I am in You, so that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
About this coordinate
John 17:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 17:21, so the Greek word ὦσιν, (ôsin) 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.17.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.17.21.W4.S1) and character.