John 19:30:13John.19.30.W13TAB
κεφαλὴν
kephalên
“head”
- Transliteration
- ke-pha-LÊN
- Extended
- ke-pha-LÊN
- IPA
- /ke.pʰaˈleːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- head
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ke-pha-LÊN
- phraseyour reading level
KAI KLI-nas TÊN ke-pha-LÊN pa-RE-dô-ken TO PNEU-ma
- clause
te-TE-les-tai KAI KLI-nas TÊN ke-pha-LÊN pa-RE-dô-ken TO PNEU-ma
- sentence
HO-te OON E-la-ben TO O-ksos ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen te-TE-les-tai KAI KLI-nas TÊN ke-pha-LÊN pa-RE-dô-ken TO PNEU-ma
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} introduces a second clause in close sequence, with the aorist participle klinas {κλίνας | klí-nas} functioning adverbially and temporally: “having bowed” His head (ten kephalen {τὴν κεφαλὴν | tḕn ke-pha-lḕn}) describes the manner accompanying the main verb paredoken {παρέδωκεν | pa-ré-dō-ken}, another aorist indicative portraying a decisive, completed act.
In context — John 19:30
When therefore Jesus received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And having bowed His head, He handed over the spirit .
About this coordinate
John 19:30:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 19:30, so the Greek word κεφαλὴν (kephalên) 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.19.30.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.30.W13.S1) and character.