John 18:29:4John.18.29.W4TAB
Πιλᾶτος
pilatos
“Pilate”
- Transliteration
- pi-LA-tos
- Extended
- pi-LA-tos
- IPA
- /piˈla.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- Pilate
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| 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
pi-LA-tos
- clause
eks-SÊL-then OON ho pi-LA-tos EKS-ô pros au-TOUS KAI phê-SEEN
- sentence
eks-SÊL-then OON ho pi-LA-tos EKS-ô pros au-TOUS KAI phê-SEEN TEE-na ka-tê-go-REE-an PHE-re-te ka-TA tou an-THRÔ-pou TOU-tou
Exegesis
The subject ho Pilatos {ὁ Πιλᾶτος | ho Pilatos} follows the verb, a normal Greek order that foregrounds the action before identifying the actor.
In context — John 18:29
Therefore Pilate stepped outside to them and said, “What accusation are you making against this man?”
About this coordinate
John 18:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 18:29, so the Greek word Πιλᾶτος (pilatos) 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.18.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.29.W4.S1) and character.