John 18:23:3John.18.23.W3TAB
Ἰησοῦς·
eeaysoos
“Jesus”
- Transliteration
- ee-ay-SOOS
- Extended
- ee-ay-SOOS
- IPA
- /i.eːˈsuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jesus
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ee-ay-SOOS
- clause
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TOI ee-ay-SOOS
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TOI ee-ay-SOOS EI ka-KÔS e-LA-lê-sa mar-TY-rê-son pe-RI tou ka-KOU EI DE ka-LÔS TI me DE-reis
Exegesis
The dative auto {αὐτῷ | au-TÔ} marks the person being addressed, while the explicit subject Iesous {Ἰησοῦς | Iē-SOÛS} places Jesus in sharp focus before the speech begins.
Root and etymology
Iesousiota eta sigma omicron upsilon sigma
“Yahweh saves”
In context — John 18:23
Jesus answered him, “If I spoke wrongly , bear witness concerning the offense; but if I spoke well, why do you strike Me?”
About this coordinate
John 18:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 18:23, so the Greek word Ἰησοῦς· (eeaysoos) 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.18.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.23.W3.S1) and character.