John 20:16:5John.20.16.W5TAB
στραφεῖσα
strapheisa
“having turned”
- Transliteration
- stra-PHEI-sa
- Extended
- stra-PHEI-sah
- IPA
- /straˈpʰei.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- having turned
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
stra-PHEI-sa
- clause
stra-PHEI-sa e-KEI-nê LE-gei au-TOI he-bra-is-TEE
- sentence
stra-PHEI-sa e-KEI-nê LE-gei au-TOI he-bra-is-TEE rab-BOO-ni HO LE-ge-tai di-DAS-ka-le
Exegesis
The participle strapheisa {στραφεῖσα | stra-feî-sa} marks the action that precedes her reply, while ekeinē {ἐκείνη | e-keí-nē} heightens the subject, stressing that it is Mary who responds.
In context — John 20:16
Jesus says to her, “Mary.” After turning, she says to Him in Aramaic, “Rabbouni,” which is called Teacher .
About this coordinate
John 20:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 20:16, so the Greek word στραφεῖσα (strapheisa) 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.20.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.16.W5.S1) and character.