John 19:29:1John.19.29.W1TAB
⸀σκεῦος
skeuos
“a jar”
- Transliteration
- SKEU-os
- Extended
- SKEU-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈskeu.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- a jar
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SKEU-os
- clause
SKEU-os E-kei-to OK-soos me-STON
- sentence
SKEU-os E-kei-to OK-soos me-STON SPO-ngon OUN me-STON tō OK-soos hys-SO-pō pe-ri-THEN-tes pro-SÊ-neNG-kan au-TOU tō STO-ma-ti
Exegesis
The verse begins with skeuos {σκεῦος | skeû-os} ‘vessel’ as the nominative subject, followed by the imperfect verb ekeito {ἔκειτο | é-kei-to} ‘was lying, was set’, forming a descriptive background clause that establishes the scene.
Root and etymology
skeuossigma–kappa–epsilon–upsilon–omicron–sigma
“vessel, implement”
In context — John 19:29
Now a vessel full of sour wine was set there; so they placed a sponge filled with the sour wine on a hyssop stalk , and brought it to His mouth.
About this coordinate
John 19:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 19:29, so the Greek word ⸀σκεῦος (skeuos) 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.19.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.29.W1.S1) and character.