John 19:17:7John.19.17.W7TAB
εἰς
eis
“to”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eis
- IPA
- /eis/
Meaning by language
- English
- to
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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KAI bas-TA-zôn hau-TO TON stau-RON ek-SÊL-then eis TON le-GO-me-non kra-NI-ou TO-pon
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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 prepositional phrase eis ton legomenon kraniou topon {εἰς τὸν λεγόμενον Κρανίου Τόπον | eis tón legómenon Kraníou Tópon} expresses movement toward a destination; here the attributive participle legomenon {λεγόμενον | legómenon} modifies topon {Τόπον | Tópon} to mean “the place that is called ‘of a skull.’”
Root and etymology
archiereusalpha–rho–chi–iota–epsilon–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“chief priest, high priest”
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 19:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 19:17, so the Greek word εἰς (eis) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.17.W7.S1) and character.