John 18:38:6John.18.38.W6TAB

ἐστιν

estin

is

Transliteration
es-TIN
Extended
ehs-TIHN
IPA
/esˈtin/

Meaning by language

English
is

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Result
ἐσ + τιν
es + tin
estin

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Sigmas — as in sit
Taut — as in top
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    es-TIN

  2. clause

    TI es-TIN a-LÊ-thei-a

  3. sentence

    LE-yei au-TO ho pi-LA-tos TI es-TIN a-LÊ-thei-a

Exegesis

functioning as a predicate nominative with the equative verb estin {ἐστιν | é-stin} ‘is’ and the nominative predicate alētheia {ἀλήθεια | a-lḗ-thei-a} ‘truth’, creating a terse, open-ended inquiry.

Root and etymology

estiepsilon sigma tau iota

is, it is

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 18:38:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 18:38, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.38.W6.S1) and character.