John 19:34:8John.19.34.W8TAB
πλευρὰν
pleuran
“side”
- Transliteration
- pleu-RAN
- Extended
- pleu-RAN
- IPA
- /pleuˈran/
Meaning by language
- English
- side
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pleu-RAN
- 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 direct object is the accusative phrase ten pleuran autou {τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ | tēn pleu-rán autou} “His side,” where autou is a dependent genitive expressing possession of the “side.”
Root and etymology
pleurapi–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–rho–alpha
“side, flank”
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 19:34:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 19:34, so the Greek word πλευρὰν (pleuran) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.34.W8.S1) and character.