John 18:26:8John.18.26.W8TAB
συγγενὴς
synggenês
“a relative”
- Transliteration
- syng-ge-NÊS
- Extended
- syng-geh-NAYS
- IPA
- /syŋ.geˈneːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- a relative
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
syng-ge-NÊS
- phraseyour reading level
syng-ge-NÊS ŌN HOU a-PE-kop-sen PE-tros TO ō-TI-on
- clause
LE-YEI HEIS ek tôn DOU-lōn TOU ar-khi-e-RE-ōs syng-ge-NÊS ŌN HOU a-PE-kop-sen PE-tros TO ō-TI-on
- sentence
LE-YEI HEIS ek tôn DOU-lōn TOU ar-khi-e-RE-ōs syng-ge-NÊS ŌN HOU a-PE-kop-sen PE-tros TO ō-TI-on OUK e-GŌ se EI-don en TOI KÊ-pōi met au-TOU
Exegesis
The participial apposition syngenēs ōn {συγγενὴς ὢν | syn-ge-NES ôn} ‘being a relative’ further identifies him and gives the accusation added personal weight.
Root and etymology
genosgamma epsilon nu omicron sigma
“kind, stock, family”
In context — John 18:26
One of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, says, “Did I not see you with Him in the garden?”
About this coordinate
John 18:26:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 18:26, so the Greek word συγγενὴς (synggenês) 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.18.26.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.26.W8.S1) and character.