John 19:18:3John.19.18.W3TAB
ἐσταύρωσαν,
estaurosan
“they crucified”
- Transliteration
- e-STAU-ro-san
- Extended
- eh-STAU-roh-sahn
- IPA
- /eˈstau.rɔː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they crucified
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-STAU-ro-san
- phraseyour reading level
HO-pou au-TON e-STAU-ro-san
- 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 object pronoun auton {αὐτόν | au-tón} precedes the verb estaurosan {ἐσταύρωσαν | e-staú-rō-san} “they crucified,” a marked word order that places emphasis on “Him” before the act of crucifixion.
Root and etymology
stauroosigma–tau–alpha–upsilon–rho–omicron–omega
“to crucify, affix to a cross”
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 19:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 19:18, so the Greek word ἐσταύρωσαν, (estaurosan) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.18.W3.S1) and character.