John 20:2:16John.20.2.W16TAB
Ἰησοῦς,
eeaysoos
“Jesus”
- Transliteration
- ee-ay-SOOS
- Extended
- ee-ay-SOOS
- IPA
- /i.eːˈsuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jesus
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| 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
ee-ay-SOOS
- phraseyour reading level
TRE-khei OON KAI ER-khe-tai PROS SI-mo-na PE-tron KAI PROS TON AL-lon ma-thê-TÊN HON e-PHI-lei ho ee-ay-SOOS
- clause
TRE-khei OON KAI ER-khe-tai PROS SI-mo-na PE-tron KAI PROS TON AL-lon ma-thê-TÊN HON e-PHI-lei ho ee-ay-SOOS KAI LE-gei au-TOIS
- sentence
TRE-khei OON KAI ER-khe-tai PROS SI-mo-na PE-tron KAI PROS TON AL-lon ma-thê-TÊN HON e-PHI-lei ho ee-ay-SOOS KAI LE-gei au-TOIS Ê-ran TON KY-ri-on ek TOO mnê-MEI-ou KAI OOK OI-da-men POO E-thê-kan au-TON
Exegesis
The relative clause hon ephilei ho Iesous {ὃν ἐφίλει ὁ Ἰησοῦς | hòn e-phí-lei ho Iē-soûs} follows directly after “the other disciple,” with the imperfect verb ephilei indicating Jesus’ ongoing, characteristic love for this disciple rather than a single momentary act.
Root and etymology
Rootyod he vav shin ayin
“Yahweh Saves”
In context — John 20:2
So she runs and comes to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and she says to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”
About this coordinate
John 20:2:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 20:2, so the Greek word Ἰησοῦς, (eeaysoos) 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.20.2.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.2.W16.S1) and character.