John 19:15:17John.19.15.W17TAB
οἱ
hoi
“The”
- Transliteration
- hoi
- Extended
- hoi
- IPA
- /hoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- The
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hoi
- clause
a-pe-KRI-thê-san hoi ar-khi-e-REIS
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê-san hoi ar-khi-e-REIS ouk E-kho-men ba-si-LE-a ei MÊ KAI-sa-ra
Exegesis
The response is introduced by apekrithēsan {ἀπεκρίθησαν | apekríthēsan} ‘they answered’, with the explicit subject hoi archiereis {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς | hoi archiereîs} ‘the chief priests’, marking this as an official, representative reply.
In context — John 19:15
Therefore, those cried out, “Take him away, take him away, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your king?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king except Caesar .”
About this coordinate
John 19:15:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 19:15, so the Greek word οἱ (hoi) 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.19.15.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.15.W17.S1) and character.