John 19:1:5John.19.1.W5TAB
Πιλᾶτος
pilatos
“Pilate”
- Transliteration
- pi-LA-tos
- Extended
- pih-LAH-tohs
- IPA
- /piˈla.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- Pilate
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pi-LA-tos
- sentence
TO-te OON E-la-ben ho pi-LA-tos TON ee-ay-SOON KAI e-ma-STI-go-sen
Exegesis
The main finite verb elaben {ἔλαβεν | é-la-ben} introduces the first completed action, with an implicit third person singular subject that is then specified by the nominative phrase ho Pilatos {ὁ Πιλᾶτος | ho Pi-lâ-tos}.
Root and etymology
Pilatospi–iota–lambda–alpha–tau–omicron–sigma
“Pilate, likely from Latin Pilatus, ‘armed with a javelin’”
In context — John 19:1
Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him.
About this coordinate
John 19:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 19:1, so the Greek word Πιλᾶτος (pilatos) 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.19.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.1.W5.S1) and character.