John 20:18:5John.20.18.W5TAB
⸀ἀγγέλλουσα
anyellousa
“and announced”
- Transliteration
- an-YEL-lou-sa
- Extended
- ahn-YEHL-lou-sa
- IPA
- /aŋˈʝel.lu.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- and announced
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 | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
an-YEL-lou-sa
- sentence
ER-khe-tai ma-ri-AM HÊ mag-da-lê-NÊ an-YEL-lou-sa tois ma-thê-TAIS HO-ti he-Ô-ra-ka ton KY-ri-on kai TAU-ta EI-pen au-TÊ
Exegesis
The participle angelousa {ἀγγέλλουσα | ang-gél-lou-sa} functions circumstantially, showing that her arrival is inseparable from her act of announcing.
Root and etymology
angelloalpha gamma gamma epsilon lambda lambda omega
“to announce, report”
In context — John 20:18
Mary Magdalene came with a report to the disciples that she had seen the Lord and that He had said these things to her.
About this coordinate
John 20:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 20:18, so the Greek word ⸀ἀγγέλλουσα (anyellousa) 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.20.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.18.W5.S1) and character.