John 19:20:15John.19.20.W15TAB
πόλεως
poleōs
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-le-ōs
- Extended
- PO-le-ÔS
- IPA
- /ˈpo.le.ɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PO-le-ōs
- phraseyour reading level
HO-ti eng-GYS ÊN HO TO-pos TÊS PO-le-ōs HO-pou e-stau-RŌ-thē HO ee-ay-SOOS
- clause
TOU-ton OUN TON TI-tlon pol-LOI a-NEG-nō-san TÔN i-ou-DAI-ŌN HO-ti eng-GYS ÊN HO TO-pos TÊS PO-le-ōs HO-pou e-stau-RŌ-thē HO ee-ay-SOOS
- sentence
TOU-ton OUN TON TI-tlon pol-LOI a-NEG-nō-san TÔN i-ou-DAI-ŌN HO-ti eng-GYS ÊN HO TO-pos TÊS PO-le-ōs HO-pou e-stau-RŌ-thē HO ee-ay-SOOS KAI ÊN ye-gram-ME-non he-bra-i-STI RHÔ-ma-i-STI hel-lê-nis-TI
Exegesis
A causal subclause introduced by hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} explains why many could read it: engys ēn ho topos tēs poleōs {ἐγγὺς ἦν ὁ τόπος τῆς πόλεως | eng-gýs ēn ho tó-pos tēs pó-le-ōs} uses the adverb engys “near” with the copula to describe the proximity of “the place of the city.”
In context — John 19:20
Therefore, many of the Jews read this title , because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
About this coordinate
John 19:20:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 19:20, so the Greek word πόλεως (poleōs) 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.19.20.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.20.W15.S1) and character.