John 18:23:7John.18.23.W7TAB
μαρτύρησον
martyrêson
“bear witness”
- Transliteration
- mar-TY-rê-son
- Extended
- mahr-TY-rê-sohn
- IPA
- /marˈty.reː.son/
Meaning by language
- English
- bear witness
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mar-TY-rê-son
- phraseyour reading level
mar-TY-rê-son pe-RI tou ka-KOU
- clause
EI ka-KÔS e-LA-lê-sa mar-TY-rê-son pe-RI tou ka-KOU
- 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 first conditional clause, Ei kakōs elalēsa {Εἰ κακῶς ἐλάλησα | Ei ka-KÔS e-LA-le-sa}, presents the accusation as a hypothetical question of speech quality, and the imperative martyreson {μαρτύρησον | mar-TÝ-rē-son} moves the dialogue from accusation to evidence.
Root and etymology
martysmu alpha rho tau upsilon sigma
“witness, testify”
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 18:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 18:23, so the Greek word μαρτύρησον (martyrêson) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.23.W7.S1) and character.