John 19:20:17John.19.20.W17TAB
ἐσταυρώθη
estaurōthē
“was crucified”
- Transliteration
- e-stau-RŌ-thē
- Extended
- eh-stau-RŌ-thē
- IPA
- /e.stauˈrɔː.tʰeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was crucified
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-stau-RŌ-thē
- 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
The relative adverb hopou {ὅπου | hó-pou} introduces a locative relative clause specifying that this is where estaurōthē ho Iēsous {ἐσταυρώθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς | es-tau-rō-thē ho Iē-soûs}, “Jesus was crucified,” with the passive verb highlighting what was done to Him.
Root and etymology
stauroōsigma–tau–alpha–upsilon–rho–omicron–omega
“to crucify”
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 19:20:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 19:20, so the Greek word ἐσταυρώθη (estaurōthē) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.20.W17.S1) and character.