John 18:16:3John.18.16.W3TAB
Πέτρος
petros
“Peter”
- Transliteration
- PE-tros
- Extended
- PEH-tros
- IPA
- /ˈpe.tros/
Meaning by language
- English
- Peter
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PE-tros
- sentence
ho DE PE-tros ei-STEE-kei pros TÊI THY-rai EK-sô
Exegesis
The verse opens with ho de Petros {ὁ δὲ Πέτρος | ho dè Pétros} ‘but Peter,’ where de {δὲ | dè} marks a narrative shift from the preceding scene.
Root and etymology
petrapi epsilon tau rho alpha
“rock, stone”
In context — John 18:16
But Peter was standing outside at the doorway. Then the other disciple, who was known to the high priest , went out and spoke to the doorkeeper , and brought Peter in.
About this coordinate
John 18:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 18:16, so the Greek word Πέτρος (petros) 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.18.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.16.W3.S1) and character.