John 18:39:3John.18.39.W3TAB
συνήθεια
synêtheia
“custom”
- Transliteration
- sy-NÊ-thei-a
- Extended
- sy-NÊ-thei-ah
- IPA
- /syˈneː.tʰi.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- custom
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sy-NÊ-thei-a
- clause
ES-tin DE sy-NÊ-thei-a hy-MEEN HI-na HE-na a-po-LY-so hy-MEEN en TÔ PAS-kha
- sentence
ES-tin DE sy-NÊ-thei-a hy-MEEN HI-na HE-na a-po-LY-so hy-MEEN en TÔ PAS-kha BOO-les-the OON a-po-LY-so hy-MEEN TON ba-si-LE-a TÔN i-ou-DAI-on
Exegesis
The verse opens with the existential clause estin de synetheia hymin {ἔστιν δὲ συνήθεια ὑμῖν | é-stin dè synḗtheia hy-mîn}, where the verb ‘estin’ links the nominative subject ‘synetheia’ to the dative ‘hymin’ expressing possession, “there is a custom among you.” The conjunction de is postpositive and lightly contrastive, connecting to the prior narrative about Pilate.
Root and etymology
ethosepsilon–theta–omicron–sigma
“habit, customary practice”
In context — John 18:39
But there is a custom with you, that I should release one for you at the Passover. Do you wish, then, that I release for you the King of the Jews ?
About this coordinate
John 18:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 18:39, so the Greek word συνήθεια (synêtheia) 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.18.39.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.39.W3.S1) and character.