John 18:33:8John.18.33.W8TAB
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
ei-SÊL-then OUN PA-lin eis TO prai-TÔ-ri-on ho pi-LA-tos KAI e-PHÔ-nê-sen TON ee-ay-SOON KAI EI-pen au-TÔ
- sentence
ei-SÊL-then OUN PA-lin eis TO prai-TÔ-ri-on ho pi-LA-tos KAI e-PHÔ-nê-sen TON ee-ay-SOON KAI EI-pen au-TÔ SY EI ho ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-DAI-on
Exegesis
The phrase eis to praitorion {εἰς τὸ πραιτώριον | eis to praitōrion} expresses motion into the official setting, while ho Pilatos {ὁ Πιλᾶτος | ho Pilátos} is delayed after the verb to keep the focus on the action before naming the actor.
In context — John 18:33
So Pilate went back into the headquarters and called out to Jesus , and said to Him, “Are You then the King of the Jews?”
About this coordinate
John 18:33:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 18:33, 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.18.33.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.33.W8.S1) and character.