John 19:25:9John.19.25.W9TAB
μήτηρ
mêtêr
“mother of”
- Transliteration
- MÊ-têr
- Extended
- MÊ-têr
- IPA
- /ˈmeː.teːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- mother of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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Word in context
- word
MÊ-têr
- 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 subject is a series of nominative feminine noun phrases, each introduced or marked by the article hē {ἡ | hē}, beginning with hē mētēr autou {ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ | hē mḗtēr autou} ‘His mother’ and followed by hē adelphē tēs mētros autou {ἡ ἀδελφὴ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ | hē adelphē tês mḗtros autou} ‘the sister of His mother’.
Root and etymology
mētr-mu–eta–tau–rho
“mother, source”
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 19:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 19:25, so the Greek word μήτηρ (mêtêr) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.25.W9.S1) and character.