John 18:14:9John.18.14.W9TAB
συμφέρει
sympherei
“it is expedient”
- Transliteration
- sym-PHE-rei
- Extended
- sym-PHE-rei
- IPA
- /symˈpʰe.riː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is expedient
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
sym-PHE-rei
- 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
`hoti {ὅτι | hóti}` introduces the reported content, and `sympherei {συμφέρει | symphérei}` presents it as an impersonal judgment of advantage rather than a moral claim.
Root and etymology
sympherōsigma upsilon mu phi epsilon rho omega
“to bring together for benefit, to be advantageous”
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 18:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 18:14, so the Greek word συμφέρει (sympherei) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.14.W9.S1) and character.