John 19:25:20John.19.25.W20TAB
Κλωπᾶ
klôpa
“Clopas”
- Transliteration
- klô-PA
- Extended
- klô-PAH
- IPA
- /kloˈpa/
Meaning by language
- English
- Clopas
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
klô-PA
- phraseyour reading level
ma-RI-a HÊ TOU klô-PA KAI ma-RI-a HÊ mag-da-lê-NÊ
- sentence
hei-STÊ-kei-san DE pa-RA TOI stau-ROI TOU ee-ay-SOO HÊ MÊ-têr au-TOU KAI HÊ a-del-PHÊ TÊS mê-TROS au-TOU ma-RI-a HÊ TOU klô-PA KAI ma-RI-a HÊ mag-da-lê-NÊ
Exegesis
Appositional constructions then further define the women: Maria hē tou Klopa {Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Κλωπᾶ | Maria hē tou Klōpa} ‘Mary, the one of Clopas’ (understood as his wife) and kai Maria hē Magdalene {καὶ Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνή | kai Maria hē Mag-dalēnḗ} ‘and Mary the Magdalene’.
Root and etymology
Klopaskappa–lambda–omega–pi–alpha–sigma
“name of a man, possibly ‘renowned’”
In context — John 19:25
But there were standing beside the cross of Jesus His mother and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas , and Mary Magdalene.
About this coordinate
John 19:25:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of John 19:25, so the Greek word Κλωπᾶ (klôpa) 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.19.25.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.25.W20.S1) and character.