John 19:39:18John.19.39.W18TAB
λίτρας
litras
“pounds”
- Transliteration
- LI-tras
- Extended
- LIH-trahs
- IPA
- /ˈli.tras/
Meaning by language
- English
- pounds
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
LI-tras
- 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 quantity is expressed with hos {ὡς | hōs} introducing an approximate measure, litras hekaton {λίτρας ἑκατόν | lítras hekatón}, which underscores the lavish scale of the offering and the honor implied in the burial preparation.
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 19:39:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 19:39, so the Greek word λίτρας (litras) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.39.W18.S1) and character.