John 18:4:1John.18.4.W1TAB
Ἰησοῦς
Eeaysoos
“Jesus”
- Transliteration
- ee-ay-SOOS
- Academic
- Iēsous
- Extended
- ee-ay-SOOHS
- IPA
- /i.eːˈsuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jesus
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ee-ay-SOOS
- phraseyour reading level
ee-ay-SOOS OON ei-DOS PAN-ta ta er-KHO-me-na ep au-TON ek-SEEL-then
- clause
ee-ay-SOOS OON ei-DOS PAN-ta ta er-KHO-me-na ep au-TON ek-SEEL-then kai LE-yei au-TOIS
- sentence
ee-ay-SOOS OON ei-DOS PAN-ta ta er-KHO-me-na ep au-TON ek-SEEL-then kai LE-yei au-TOIS TEE-na dzê-TEI-te
Exegesis
The verse opens with the subject Iesous {Ἰησοῦς | Iē-soûs} and the inferential particle oun {οὖν | oûn} ‘therefore,’ linking this scene to what has just preceded it.
Root and etymology
Iesousiota eta sigma omicron upsilon sigma
“Yahweh saves”
In context — John 18:4
Jesus , therefore, knowing everything that was coming upon Him, went out and said to them, “Whom are you seeking?”
About this coordinate
John 18:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 18:4, so the Greek word Ἰησοῦς (Eeaysoos) 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.18.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.4.W1.S1) and character.