John 19:23:26John.19.23.W26TAB
ἄραφος,
araphos
“seamless”
- Transliteration
- A-ra-phos
- Extended
- A-ra-phos
- IPA
- /ˈa.ra.pʰos/
Meaning by language
- English
- seamless
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
A-ra-phos
- phraseyour reading level
ÊN DE ho khi-TON A-ra-phos
- sentence
ÊN DE ho khi-TON A-ra-phos ek TÔN A-nō-then hy-phan-TOS di HO-lou
Exegesis
The predicate sequence araphos ek tōn anōthen huphantos di’ holou {ἄραφος ἐκ τῶν ἄνωθεν ὑφαντὸς διʼ ὅλου | áraphos ek tōn ánōthen hyphantós di' hólou} combines an adjective, a prepositional phrase of source, and a participial descriptor to portray the tunic as a single, continuous piece woven from the top throughout. In translation, the aorist verbs are rendered with English past perfect or simple past to capture completed actions, the distributive dative is brought out with “for each soldier,” and the dense description of the tunic is expressed with “seamless” and “woven from the top throughout” in formal and a more explanatory “made in one piece from top to bottom” in dynamic, preserving both the craftsmanship imagery and the implied indivisibility of the garment.
Root and etymology
rhaptōrho–alpha–pi–tau–omega
“to sew, stitch”
In context — John 19:23
Therefore the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus , took His garments and made four parts, a part for each soldier, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was seamless , woven from the top throughout.
About this coordinate
John 19:23:26 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 26 of John 19:23, so the Greek word ἄραφος, (araphos) 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.19.23.W26, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.23.W26.S1) and character.