John 18:38:24John.18.38.W24TAB

αἰτίαν⸃·

aitian

guilt

Transliteration
ai-TI-an
Extended
ai-TIH-an
IPA
/aiˈti.an/

Meaning by language

English
guilt

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Result
αἰ + τί + αν⸃·
ai + ti + an
aitian

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine
Taut — as in top
Iotai — as in machine
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ai-TI-an

  2. clause

    e-GÔ ou-de-MI-an heu-RI-sko en au-TO ai-TI-an

  3. sentence

    KAI TOO-to ei-PON PA-lin ek-SÊL-then pros tous i-ou-DAI-ous KAI LE-yei au-TOIS e-GÔ ou-de-MI-an heu-RI-sko en au-TO ai-TI-an

Exegesis

The direct question is formed by the neuter interrogative Ti {Τί | Tí} ‘what?’

In the final clause, emphatic Egō {Ἐγὼ | E-gṑ} ‘I’ foregrounds Pilate’s personal assessment, negated by oudemian {οὐδεμίαν | ou-de-mí-an} ‘no, not any’ modifying aitian {αἰτίαν | ai-tí-an} ‘charge’.

Root and etymology

aitiosalpha–iota–tau–iota–omicron–sigma

cause, responsibility, ground

In contextJohn 18:38

Pilate said to Him , “What is truth?” And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, “I find no charge in Him.”

About this coordinate

John 18:38:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of John 18:38, so the Greek word αἰτίαν⸃· (aitian) 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.18.38.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.38.W24.S1) and character.