John 19:38:36John.19.38.W36TAB
σῶμα
sôma
“body”
- Transliteration
- SÔ-ma
- Extended
- SOH-mah
- IPA
- /ˈsɔː.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- body
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SÔ-ma
- sentence
ÊL-then oun KAI Ê-ren to SÔ-ma au-TOU
Exegesis
The purpose of Joseph’s request is expressed by the hina-clause hina arē to sōma tou Iēsou {ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ | hína árē tò sôma tou Iēsou} ‘in order that he might take away the body of Jesus’, where the aorist subjunctive arē signals an action contingent on Pilate’s approval.
Root and etymology
sōsigma–omega
“whole, sound”
In context — John 19:38
After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus , but hidden because of fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted him, so he came and took away His body.
About this coordinate
John 19:38:36 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 36 of John 19:38, so the Greek word σῶμα (sôma) 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.19.38.W36, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.38.W36.S1) and character.