John 2:16:5John.2.16.W5TAB
πωλοῦσιν
pōlousin
“selling”
- Transliteration
- pō-LOU-sin
- Extended
- pō-LOU-sin
- IPA
- /pɔː.ˈluː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- selling
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pō-LOU-sin
- sentence
KAI TOIS TAS pe-ri-ste-RAS pō-LOU-sin EI-pen A-ra-te TAU-ta en-TEU-then MÊ poi-EI-te TON OI-kon TOU pa-TROS MOU OI-kon em-po-RI-ou
Exegesis
The verse opens with the articular participial phrase tois tas peristeras polousin {τοῖς τὰς περιστερὰς πωλοῦσιν | toîs tàs peristeràs pōloûsin} ‘to those selling the doves,’ which identifies the targeted group before the speech verb and gives the command a direct audience.
In context — John 2:16
And to those selling the doves He said, “Move these away from here; do not make My Father’s house a house of trade .”
About this coordinate
John 2:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 2:16, so the Greek word πωλοῦσιν (pōlousin) 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.2.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.2.16.W5.S1) and character.