John 18:37:42John.18.37.W42TAB
φωνῆς.
phōnês
“voice”
- Transliteration
- phō-NÊS
- Extended
- pʰoh-NÊEHS
- IPA
- /pʰɔː.ˈneːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- voice
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
phō-NÊS
- clause
PAS ho ÔN ek tês a-lê-THEI-as a-KOU-ei mou tês phō-NÊS
- sentence
e-GÔ eis TOU-to ge-GEN-nê-mai kai eis TOU-to e-LÊ-ly-tha eis ton KOS-mon HI-na mar-ty-RÊ-sô têi a-lê-THEI-a PAS ho ÔN ek tês a-lê-THEI-as a-KOU-ei mou tês phō-NÊS
Exegesis
The present indicative akouei {ἀκούει | a-koú-ei} ‘hears’ with the genitive mou tēs phōnēs {μου τῆς φωνῆς | mou tēs phō-nês} ‘My voice’ portrays ongoing, responsive listening to Jesus’ authoritative word. The English renderings preserve the purpose structure of the hina clause, the parallelism of eis touto…kai eis touto, and the contrast between Pilate’s political question and Jesus’ revelatory mission.
Root and etymology
phōn-phi–omega–nu
“sound, voice”
In context — John 18:37
Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So, You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world , to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”
About this coordinate
John 18:37:42 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 42 of John 18:37, so the Greek word φωνῆς. (phōnês) 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.18.37.W42, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.37.W42.S1) and character.