John 20:12:4John.20.12.W4TAB
ἀγγέλους
angeloos
“angels”
- Transliteration
- an-GE-loos
- Extended
- ahn-GEH-loos
- IPA
- /aŋˈge.luːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- angels
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
an-GE-loos
- phraseyour reading level
KAI the-o-REI DY-o an-GE-loos en leu-KOIS ka-the-zO-ME-noos
- sentence
KAI the-o-REI DY-o an-GE-loos en leu-KOIS ka-the-zO-ME-noos HE-na PROS TÊI ke-pha-LÊI KAI HE-na PROS TOIS po-SIN HO-pou E-kei-to TO SÔ-ma TOU ee-ay-SOOS
Exegesis
The historical present theorei {θεωρεῖ | theōreî} conveys immediacy as the subject observes, while dyo angelous {δύο ἀγγέλους | dýo án-ge-lous} serves as the direct object.
Root and etymology
angelosalpha–nu–gamma–gamma–epsilon–lambda–omicron–sigma
“messenger”
In context — John 20:12
And she observed two angels dressed in white, seated, one beside the head and one beside the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying.
About this coordinate
John 20:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 20:12, so the Greek word ἀγγέλους (angeloos) 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.20.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.12.W4.S1) and character.