John 19:5:17John.19.5.W17TAB
⸀Ἰδοὺ
idou
“behold”
- Transliteration
- i-DOU
- Extended
- i-DOU
- IPA
- /iˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
i-DOU
- clause
i-DOU ho AN-thrô-pos
- sentence
KAI LE-gei au-TOIS i-DOU ho AN-thrô-pos
Exegesis
The deictic Idou {Ἰδοὺ | Idou} introduces a demonstrative presentation, followed by the nominal expression ho anthropos {ὁ ἄνθρωπος | ho ánthrōpos}, which functions as an exclamatory identification (“the man”) and carries rhetorical force: the figure is displayed for judgment, yet the phrasing also creates irony by reducing the mocked “king” to a mere “man.”
In context — John 19:5
Therefore Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, and Pilate says to them, “Look , the man.”
About this coordinate
John 19:5:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 19:5, so the Greek word ⸀Ἰδοὺ (idou) 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.19.5.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.5.W17.S1) and character.