John 19:2:11John.19.2.W11TAB
κεφαλῇ,
kephalê
“head”
- Transliteration
- ke-pha-LÊ
- Extended
- ke-pha-LÊH
- IPA
- /ke.pʰa.ˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- head
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ke-pha-LÊ
- phraseyour reading level
KAI hoi stra-ti-Ô-tai PLEK-san-tes STE-PHA-non eks a-kan-THÔN e-PE-thê-kan au-TOU TÊ ke-pha-LÊ
- sentence
KAI hoi stra-ti-Ô-tai PLEK-san-tes STE-PHA-non eks a-kan-THÔN e-PE-thê-kan au-TOU TÊ ke-pha-LÊ KAI hi-MA-ti-on por-phy-ROUN pe-ri-E-ba-lon au-TON
Exegesis
The sequence epethēkan autou tē kephalē {ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῦ τῇ κεφαλῇ | epéthēkan autoû tē kephalē} places the genitive pronoun autou {αὐτοῦ | autoû} before the dative noun phrase, yielding the sense “on His head,” with the genitive indicating possession and the dative marking the location or target of the placing.
In context — John 19:2
And the soldiers , having woven a crown of thorns, placed it on His head, and put a purple robe on Him.
About this coordinate
John 19:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of John 19:2, so the Greek word κεφαλῇ, (kephalê) 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.19.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.2.W11.S1) and character.