John 18:34:12John.18.34.W12TAB
περὶ
peri
“about”
- Transliteration
- pe-RI
- Extended
- peh-RI
- IPA
- /pe.ˈri/
Meaning by language
- English
- about
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pe-RI
- clause
a-PO se-au-TOU SY TOU-to LE-yeis Ê AL-loi ei-PON soi pe-RI e-MOU
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS a-PO se-au-TOU SY TOU-to LE-yeis Ê AL-loi ei-PON soi pe-RI e-MOU
Exegesis
The closing phrase peri emou {περὶ ἐμοῦ | pe-rì e-moû} ‘about Me’ leaves Jesus as the final focal point, which heightens the rhetorical force of the question. In English, the compact Greek is best rendered as a two-source question that preserves the contrast between an inwardly generated statement and one received from outside voices.
In context — John 18:34
Jesus answered, “Are you saying this from yourself, or did others speak to you about Me?”
About this coordinate
John 18:34:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 18:34, so the Greek word περὶ (peri) 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.18.34.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.34.W12.S1) and character.