John 18:27:4John.18.27.W4TAB
Πέτρος·
petros
“Peter”
- Transliteration
- PE-tros
- Extended
- PE-tros
- IPA
- /ˈpe.tros/
Meaning by language
- English
- Peter
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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
- clause
PA-lin OON êr-NÊ-sa-to PE-tros
- sentence
PA-lin OON êr-NÊ-sa-to PE-tros KAI eu-THE-ôs a-LEK-tôr e-PHÔ-NÊ-sen
Exegesis
The main verb ernēsato {ἠρνήσατο | ēr-né-sa-to} presents the denial as a complete past event, and Petros {Πέτρος | Pét-ros} follows after the verb in a normal Greek post-verbal position, keeping the focus first on the act and then on the actor.
Root and etymology
petrapi epsilon tau rho alpha
“rock, stone”
In context — John 18:27
So Peter denied once more, and at once a rooster crowed.
About this coordinate
John 18:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 18:27, 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.18.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.27.W4.S1) and character.