John 20:19:1John.20.19.W1TAB
Οὔσης
ousês
“being”
- Transliteration
- OU-sês
- Extended
- OOH-sêhs
- IPA
- /ˈuː.seːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- being
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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OU-sês
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OU-sês oun o-PSI-as têi hê-ME-ra e-KEI-nêi têi mi-Ai sab-BA-tôn
- clause
OU-sês oun o-PSI-as têi hê-ME-ra e-KEI-nêi têi mi-Ai sab-BA-tôn kai tôn thy-RÔN ke-klei-SME-nôn HO-pou Ê-san hoi ma-thê-TAI di-A ton PHO-bon tôn i-ou-DAI-on ÊL-then ho ee-ay-SOOS kai E-stê eis to ME-son kai LE-gei au-TOIS
- sentence
OU-sês oun o-PSI-as têi hê-ME-ra e-KEI-nêi têi mi-Ai sab-BA-tôn kai tôn thy-RÔN ke-klei-SME-nôn HO-pou Ê-san hoi ma-thê-TAI di-A ton PHO-bon tôn i-ou-DAI-on ÊL-then ho ee-ay-SOOS kai E-stê eis to ME-son kai LE-gei au-TOIS ei-RÊ-nê hy-MÎN
Exegesis
The verse opens with a genitive absolute, ouses oun opsias {Οὔσης οὖν ὀψίας | Oú-sēs oun op-sí-as} ‘evening being,’ which sets the time independently of the main action and gives the scene a circumstantial frame.
In context — John 20:19
Therefore, as evening was coming on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors remained shut where the disciples were because of fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and says to them, “Peace to you.”
About this coordinate
John 20:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 20:19, so the Greek word Οὔσης (ousês) 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.20.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.19.W1.S1) and character.