John 19:26:15John.19.26.W15TAB
Γύναι,
gynai
“Woman”
- Transliteration
- GY-nai
- Extended
- GY-nai
- IPA
- /ˈgy.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- Woman
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
GY-nai
- clause
GY-nai I-de ho hy-OS sou
- sentence
ee-ay-SOOS OON i-DÔN TÊN mê-TE-ra KAI TON ma-thê-TÊN pa-re-STÔ-ta HON ê-GA-pa LE-yei TÊ mê-TRI GY-nai I-de ho hy-OS sou
Exegesis
The direct speech begins with the vocative gynai {Γύναι | Gý-nai} “Woman,” a respectful address that establishes solemn tone, followed by the aorist imperative ide {ἴδε | í-de} “behold,” which carries an urgent directive force.
In context — John 19:26
Therefore Jesus , seeing His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, says to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son.”
About this coordinate
John 19:26:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 19:26, so the Greek word Γύναι, (gynai) 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.19.26.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.26.W15.S1) and character.