John 2:23:9John.2.23.W9TAB
πάσχα
paskha
“Passover”
- Transliteration
- PAS-kha
- Extended
- PAHS-khah
- IPA
- /ˈpas.kʰa/
Meaning by language
- English
- Passover
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
PAS-kha
- sentence
hôs DE ÊN en TOIS hi-e-ro-so-LY-mois en TÔI PAS-kha en TÊI he-or-TÊI pol-LOI e-PI-steu-san eis to O-no-ma au-TOU the-o-ROO-ntes au-TOU ta sê-MEI-a HA e-POI-ei
Exegesis
A series of prepositional phrases, en tois Hierosolymois {ἐν τοῖς Ἱεροσολύμοις | en tois Hierosolúmois}, en tō pascha {ἐν τῷ πάσχα | en tō páscha}, and en tē heortē {ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ | en tē heortē}, stacks spatial and temporal information: in Jerusalem, at Passover, within the festival period, foregrounding the crowded, ritual environment.
Root and etymology
paschapi–alpha–sigma–chi–alpha
“Passover, passing over”
In context — John 2:23
Now when He was in Jerusalem during the Passover, at the festival, many believed in His name, seeing the signs that He was performing.
About this coordinate
John 2:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 2:23, so the Greek word πάσχα (paskha) 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.2.23.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.2.23.W9.S1) and character.