John 19:40:4John.19.40.W4TAB
σῶμα
sôma
“body of”
- Transliteration
- SÔ-ma
- Extended
- SÔ-ma
- IPA
- /ˈsɔː.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- body of
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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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Word in context
- word
SÔ-ma
- phraseyour reading level
E-la-bon OON TO SÔ-ma TOU ee-ay-SOO KAI E-DÊ-san au-TO o-tho-NI-ois me-TA TÔN a-rô-MA-tōn
- sentence
E-la-bon OON TO SÔ-ma TOU ee-ay-SOO KAI E-DÊ-san au-TO o-tho-NI-ois me-TA TÔN a-rô-MA-tōn ka-THÔS E-thos es-TIN TOIS i-ou-DAI-ois en-ta-PHI-A-zein
Exegesis
The initial aorist verb elabon {ἔλαβον | é-la-bon} ‘they took’ introduces the unnamed agents and is followed by the object phrase to soma tou Iesou {τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ | tò sô-ma toû Iē-soû} ‘the body of Jesus’.
Root and etymology
somasigma–omega–mu–alpha
“body, physical form”
In context — John 19:40
So they took the body of Jesus , and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, just as it is the custom of the Jews to prepare for burial.
About this coordinate
John 19:40:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 19:40, 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.19.40.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.40.W4.S1) and character.