John 19:8:5John.19.8.W5TAB
Πιλᾶτος
pilatos
“Pilate”
- Transliteration
- pi-LA-tos
- Extended
- pi-LAH-tohs
- IPA
- /piˈla.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- Pilate
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pi-LA-tos
- phraseyour reading level
HO-te OON Ê-koo-sen ho pi-LA-tos TOO-ton TON LO-gon
- sentence
HO-te OON Ê-koo-sen ho pi-LA-tos TOO-ton TON LO-gon MAL-lon e-pho-BÊ-thê
Exegesis
The aorist verb ēkousen {ἤκουσεν | ḗ-kou-sen} heads the temporal clause, with the subject ho Pilatos {ὁ Πιλᾶτος | ho Pi-lâ-tos} in post-verbal position, a common Greek word order that slightly highlights the verbal action before identifying the actor.
Root and etymology
Pilatospi–iota–lambda–alpha–tau–omicron–sigma
“Pilate, likely from Latin Pilatus, ‘armed with a javelin’”
In context — John 19:8
When Pilate therefore heard this statement , he was more afraid.
About this coordinate
John 19:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 19:8, so the Greek word Πιλᾶτος (pilatos) 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.19.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.8.W5.S1) and character.