John 20:24:3John.20.24.W3TAB
εἷς
heis
“one”
- Transliteration
- HEIS
- Extended
- HEIS
- IPA
- /heis/
Meaning by language
- English
- one
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HEIS
- 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 phrase heis ek tōn dōdeka {εἷς ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα | heîs ek tōn dṓdeka} ‘one of the twelve’ is partitive, marking Thomas as a member of the apostolic circle rather than simply naming a quantity.
Root and etymology
klaiōkappa lambda alpha iota omega
“to weep, lament aloud”
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 20:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 20:24, so the Greek word εἷς (heis) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.24.W3.S1) and character.