John 20:24:1John.20.24.W1TAB
Θωμᾶς
thômas
“Thomas”
- Transliteration
- thô-MAS
- Extended
- thô-MAHS
- IPA
- /tʰɔːˈmas/
Meaning by language
- English
- Thomas
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
thô-MAS
- phraseyour reading level
thô-MAS DE HEIS ek tôn DÔ-de-ka
- sentence
thô-MAS DE HEIS ek tôn DÔ-de-ka HO le-GO-me-nos DI-dy-mos ouk ÊN met au-TÔN HO-te ÊL-then ee-ay-SOOS
Exegesis
The sentence begins with Thomas {Θωμᾶς | Thō-mâs} ‘Thomas’ as the topical subject, and de {δὲ | de} ‘but or yet’ supplies a soft contrast with the preceding scene.
Root and etymology
Taomatau alpha omicron mu alpha
“twin”
In context — John 20:24
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin , was not with them when Jesus came.
About this coordinate
John 20:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 20:24, so the Greek word Θωμᾶς (thômas) 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.20.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.24.W1.S1) and character.