ὁ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ὁ

   ho

   {the}
2. clause🔊 εἶπεν οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ Πιλᾶτος·

   EI-pen OUN au-TÔ ho pi-LA-tos

   then {the} Pilate {He} said to him
3. sentence🔊 εἶπεν οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ Πιλᾶτος· Οὐκοῦν βασιλεὺς εἶ σύ;

   EI-pen OUN au-TÔ ho pi-LA-tos ou-KOUN ba-si-LEUS EI SY

   then {the} Pilate {He} said to him so then you are king

Exegesis

The dative pronoun autō {αὐτῷ | au-tôi} ‘to him’ refers back to Jesus, and the subject is expressed by the articular proper name ho Pilatos {ὁ Πιλᾶτος | ho Pi-lâ-tos}.

The narrative then shifts with apekrithē {ἀπεκρίθη | a-pe-kri-thê} ‘answered,’ introducing Jesus as subject through ho Iēsous {ὁ Ἰησοῦς | ho Iē-soûs}.

The universal application is cast through pas ho ōn ek tēs alētheias {πᾶς ὁ ὢν ἐκ τῆς ἀληθείας | pâs ho ôn ek tēs a-lē-theí-as}, where the substantival participle ho ōn {ὁ ὢν | ho ôn} ‘the one who is’ plus the prepositional phrase ‘from the truth’ denote those whose origin or allegiance is characterized by truth.

Root and etymology

erchomai🔊 ἔρχομαιepsilon rho chi omicron mu alpha iota

“to go out, come forth”