John 19:34:5John.19.34.W5TAB
λόγχῃ
lonkhê
“with a spear”
- Transliteration
- LON-khê
- Extended
- LOHN-khê
- IPA
- /ˈloŋ.kʰeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with a spear
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
LON-khê
- phraseyour reading level
AL HEIS tôn stra-ti-ô-TÔN LON-khê au-TOU TÊN pleu-RAN E-nyk-sen
- sentence
AL HEIS tôn stra-ti-ô-TÔN LON-khê au-TOU TÊN pleu-RAN E-nyk-sen kai ek-SÊL-then eu-THYS HAI-ma kai HY-dôr
Exegesis
The dative logche {λόγχῃ | lóg-khē} functions as a dative of instrument, specifying the means by which the action of the main aorist verb enyxen {ἔνυξεν | é-nux-en} “pierced” is carried out.
Root and etymology
logchelambda–omicron–gamma–chi–eta
“spear, lance”
In context — John 19:34
But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately there came out blood and water.
About this coordinate
John 19:34:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 19:34, so the Greek word λόγχῃ (lonkhê) 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.19.34.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.34.W5.S1) and character.