John 19:39:14John.19.39.W14TAB
σμύρνης
smyrnês
“of myrrh”
- Transliteration
- SMYR-nês
- Extended
- SMYR-nês
- IPA
- /ˈsmyr.nɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of myrrh
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SMYR-nês
- phraseyour reading level
PHE-rôn MIG-ma SMYR-nês KAI a-LO-ês HÔS LI-tras he-ka-TON
- sentence
ÊL-then DE KAI ni-KO-dê-mos HO el-THÔN pros au-TON NYK-TOS TO PRÔ-ton PHE-rôn MIG-ma SMYR-nês KAI a-LO-ês HÔS LI-tras he-ka-TON
Exegesis
The object migma {μίγμα | mígma} is specified by a genitive-of-content pair, smyrnes kai aloes {σμύρνης καὶ ἀλόης | smýrnēs kaí alóēs}, indicating what the mixture consists of.
Root and etymology
uncertain (loanword)—
“myrrh”
In context — John 19:39
But Nicodemus also came, the one who had first come to Him at night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about one hundred litrai.
About this coordinate
John 19:39:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 19:39, so the Greek word σμύρνης (smyrnês) 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.19.39.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.39.W14.S1) and character.