John 19:20:6John.19.20.W6TAB
ἀνέγνωσαν
anegnōsan
“read”
- Transliteration
- a-NEG-nō-san
- Extended
- ah-NEG-nÔ-san
- IPA
- /aˈne.ɡnɔː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- read
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| 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
a-NEG-nō-san
- phraseyour reading level
TOU-ton OUN TON TI-tlon pol-LOI a-NEG-nō-san TÔN i-ou-DAI-ŌN
- 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 subject of the main clause is the substantival adjective polloi {πολλοὶ | pol-loí} “many,” further specified by the partitive genitive tōn Ioudaiōn {τῶν Ἰουδαίων | tôn I-ou-daí-ōn} “of the Jews,” and the verb anegnōsan {ἀνέγνωσαν | a-nég-nō-san} completes the clause “many of the Jews read.”
Root and etymology
anaginoskōalpha–nu–alpha–gamma–iota–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omega
“to read, to recognize”
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 19:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 19:20, so the Greek word ἀνέγνωσαν (anegnōsan) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.20.W6.S1) and character.