John 18:16:7John.18.16.W7TAB
θύρᾳ
thyrai
“door”
- Transliteration
- THY-rai
- Extended
- THY-rai
- IPA
- /ˈtʰy.rai/
Meaning by language
- English
- door
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
THY-rai
- sentence
ho DE PE-tros ei-STEE-kei pros TÊI THY-rai EK-sô
Exegesis
The phrase pros tēi thyrāi exo {πρὸς τῇ θύρᾳ ἔξω | pros tēi thýrāi éxō} combines an adverbial location with a prepositional phrase to place Peter on the outside edge of the entrance.
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 18:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 18:16, so the Greek word θύρᾳ (thyrai) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.16.W7.S1) and character.