John 19:25:5John.19.25.W5TAB
σταυρῷ
stauroi
“cross of”
- Transliteration
- stau-ROI
- Extended
- stau-ROI
- IPA
- /stauˈrɔːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- cross of
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
stau-ROI
- phraseyour reading level
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
- 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
The prepositional phrase para tō staurō {παρὰ τῷ σταυρῷ | parà tôi staurô} specifies close physical proximity to the cross, with the genitive modifier tou Iesou {τοῦ Ἰησοῦ | toû Iē-soû} identifying it as the cross associated with Jesus.
Root and etymology
Rootsigma tau alpha upsilon rho omicron omega
“to crucify”
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 19:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 19:25, so the Greek word σταυρῷ (stauroi) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.25.W5.S1) and character.