John 17:9:16John.17.9.W16TAB
σοί
soi
“yours”
- Transliteration
- SOI
- Extended
- soi
- IPA
- /soi/
Meaning by language
- English
- yours
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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SOI
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HO-ti SOI EI-sin
- clause
ou pe-RI tou KOS-mou e-rô-TÔ al-LA pe-RI HÔN de-dô-KÁS moi HO-ti SOI EI-sin
- sentence
e-GÔ pe-RI au-TÔN e-rô-TÔ ou pe-RI tou KOS-mou e-rô-TÔ al-LA pe-RI HÔN de-dô-KÁS moi HO-ti SOI EI-sin
Exegesis
The closing hoti soi eisin {ὅτι σοί εἰσιν | hóti soí eisin} ‘because they are Yours’ supplies the ground for the request; the dative soi {σοί | soí} ‘to You’ functions as a possession idea, so the final clause identifies their belonging as the reason Jesus prays for them. The English renderings preserve this flow by keeping the contrastive structure intact while making the prayer language natural and readable.
In context — John 17:9
I pray for them; I do not pray for the world, but for those whom You have given to Me, because they are Yours.
About this coordinate
John 17:9:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 17:9, so the Greek word σοί (soi) 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.17.9.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.17.9.W16.S1) and character.