John 18:11:9John.18.11.W9TAB
⸀μάχαιραν
makhairan
“sword”
- Transliteration
- MA-khai-ran
- Extended
- MAH-khai-rahn
- IPA
- /ˈma.kʰai.ran/
Meaning by language
- English
- sword
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MA-khai-ran
- clause
BA-le TÊN MA-khai-ran eis TÊN THÊ-kên
- sentence
EI-pen OUN ho ee-ay-SOOS TOI PE-troi BA-le TÊN MA-khai-ran eis TÊN THÊ-kên TO po-TÊ-ri-on ho de-dô-KEN moi ho pa-TÊR ou MÊ PI-Ô au-TO
Exegesis
The paired object phrase tēn machairan eis tēn theken {τὴν μάχαιραν εἰς τὴν θήκην | tḗn má-khai-ran eis tḗn thḗ-kēn} moves the weapon back to its proper place, replacing aggression with restraint.
Root and etymology
machēmu alpha chi eta
“fight, battle”
In context — John 18:11
So Jesus said to Peter, “Set the sword back in the sheath. The cup the Father has given to Me—would I not drink it?”
About this coordinate
John 18:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 18:11, so the Greek word ⸀μάχαιραν (makhairan) 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.18.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.11.W9.S1) and character.