John 19:18:12John.19.18.W12TAB
μέσον
meson
“in the middle”
- Transliteration
- ME-son
- Extended
- MEH-sohn
- IPA
- /ˈme.son/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the middle
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ME-son
- phraseyour reading level
ME-son DE TON ee-ay-SOON
- sentence
HO-pou au-TON e-STAU-ro-san KAI met au-TOU AL-lous DY-o en-TEU-then KAI en-TEU-then ME-son DE TON ee-ay-SOON
Exegesis
The phrase meson de ton Iesoun {μέσον δὲ τὸν Ἰησοῦν | mé-son de ton Iē-soûn} uses meson as a substantive “in the middle” and places the proper noun with article, ton Iesoun, after the particle de {δὲ | de}, which provides a slight contrastive or focusing nuance: in contrast to the two flanking figures, Jesus is centrally positioned. The syntax thus paints a visual tableau in which the crucified Jesus is framed at the center, and this centrality is preserved in English with the expressions “in the middle” and “was in the middle.”
Root and etymology
mesosmu–epsilon–sigma–omicron–sigma
“middle, midst”
In context — John 19:18
Where they crucified Him, and with Him two others—one on this side and one on that side—and Jesus in the middle .
About this coordinate
John 19:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 19:18, so the Greek word μέσον (meson) 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.19.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.18.W12.S1) and character.