John 18:27:8John.18.27.W8TAB
ἐφώνησεν.
ephônêsen
“{It} crowed”
- Transliteration
- e-PHÔ-NÊ-sen
- Extended
- e-PHÔ-NÊ-sen
- IPA
- /eˈpʰɔː.neː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- {It} crowed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PHÔ-NÊ-sen
- clause
KAI eu-THE-ôs a-LEK-tôr e-PHÔ-NÊ-sen
- sentence
PA-lin OON êr-NÊ-sa-to PE-tros KAI eu-THE-ôs a-LEK-tôr e-PHÔ-NÊ-sen
Exegesis
Alektor {ἀλέκτωρ | a-lék-tōr} stands as the subject of the second clause, and ephonesen {ἐφώνησεν | e-phṓ-nē-sen} closes the verse with the rooster’s cry as the narrative sign that Jesus’ prior warning has come to pass. The English rendering smooths the Greek order while preserving the abrupt sequence: repeated denial, then instantaneous crowing.
Root and etymology
phōneōphi omega nu epsilon omega
“to call aloud, summon”
In context — John 18:27
So Peter denied once more, and at once a rooster crowed.
About this coordinate
John 18:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 18:27, so the Greek word ἐφώνησεν. (ephônêsen) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.27.W8.S1) and character.