John 18:14:12John.18.14.W12TAB
⸀ἀποθανεῖν
apothanein
“to die”
- Transliteration
- a-po-tha-NEIN
- Extended
- ah-poh-thah-NEIN
- IPA
- /a.po.tʰaˈniːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to die
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-tha-NEIN
- sentence
ÊN DE ka-i-A-phas ho sym-bou-LEU-sas TOIS i-ou-DAI-ois HO-ti sym-PHE-rei HE-na AN-thrô-pon a-po-tha-NEIN hy-PER TOU la-OU
Exegesis
The infinitival phrase `hena anthropon apothanein {ἕνα ἄνθρωπον ἀποθανεῖν | hena ánthrōpon apothaneîn}` is the core of that judgment: one man to die.
Root and etymology
apothnēskōalpha pi omicron theta nu eta iota sigma kappa omega
“to die, pass away”
In context — John 18:14
Now Caiaphas was the one who had given counsel to the Jews that one man dying would be to the advantage of the people.
About this coordinate
John 18:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 18:14, so the Greek word ⸀ἀποθανεῖν (apothanein) 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.18.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.14.W12.S1) and character.