John 19:17:15John.19.17.W15TAB
Γολγοθᾶ,
golgotha
“Golgotha”
- Transliteration
- gol-go-THA
- Extended
- gohl-goh-THAH
- IPA
- /gol.goˈtʰa/
Meaning by language
- English
- Golgotha
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
gol-go-THA
- phraseyour reading level
HO LE-ye-tai he-bra-is-TI gol-go-THA
- sentence
KAI bas-TA-zôn hau-TO TON stau-RON ek-SÊL-then eis TON le-GO-me-non kra-NI-ou TO-pon HO LE-ye-tai he-bra-is-TI gol-go-THA
Exegesis
The relative clause ho legetai hebraisti Golgotha {ὃ λέγεται Ἑβραϊστὶ Γολγοθα | ho légetai Hebraistì Golgothâ} further explains the name in the local Semitic language, using legetai {λέγεται | légetai} in the present passive to give a standing designation. In translation, the participial construction is rendered as an English temporal-manner clause (“And carrying the cross for Himself…” / “took up His own cross”) while preserving the main verb “went out” and the prepositional structure, and the double naming (“Place of a Skull” / Golgotha) is kept to reflect the explanatory function of the Greek relative clause.
In context — John 19:17
And carrying the cross for Himself, He went out to the place called “Place of a Skull” , which is called in Hebrew Golgotha.
About this coordinate
John 19:17:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 19:17, so the Greek word Γολγοθᾶ, (golgotha) 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.19.17.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.17.W15.S1) and character.