John 18:37:9John.18.37.W9TAB
σύ;
sy
“you”
- Transliteration
- SY
- Extended
- sy
- IPA
- /sy/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SY
- clause
ou-KOUN ba-si-LEUS EI SY
- sentence
EI-pen OUN au-TÔ ho pi-LA-tos ou-KOUN ba-si-LEUS EI SY
Exegesis
Pilate’s question is framed with the confirmatory particle Oukoun {Οὐκοῦν | Ou-koûn} ‘then, so,’ plus the predicate nominative basileus {βασιλεὺς | ba-si-leús} ‘king’ before the verb ei {εἶ | eî} and the emphatic pronoun sy {σύ | sŷ}, creating a fronted focus on “king.”
His response begins with the idiomatic expression Sy legeis {Σὺ λέγεις | Sỳ lé-geis} ‘you say,’ in which the second person pronoun is fronted for emphasis, subtly affirming Pilate’s words without accepting a purely political definition.
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 18:37:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 18:37, so the Greek word σύ; (sy) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.37.W9.S1) and character.