John 20:25:34John.20.25.W34TAB
ἥλων
hêlōn
“nails”
- Transliteration
- HÊ-lōn
- Extended
- HÊ-lōn
- IPA
- /ˈheː.lɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- nails
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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HÊ-lōn
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e-AN MÊ I-dô en TAIS kher-SIN au-TOU TON TY-pon TÔN HÊ-lōn kai BA-lō TON DAK-ty-lON mou eis TON TY-pon TÔN HÊ-lōn kai BA-lō mou TÊN KHEI-ra eis TÊN pleu-RAN au-TOU
- clause
e-AN MÊ I-dô en TAIS kher-SIN au-TOU TON TY-pon TÔN HÊ-lōn kai BA-lō TON DAK-ty-lON mou eis TON TY-pon TÔN HÊ-lōn kai BA-lō mou TÊN KHEI-ra eis TÊN pleu-RAN au-TOU OU MÊ pi-steu-SÔ
- sentence
ho DE EI-pen au-TOIS e-AN MÊ I-dô en TAIS kher-SIN au-TOU TON TY-pon TÔN HÊ-lōn kai BA-lō TON DAK-ty-lON mou eis TON TY-pon TÔN HÊ-lōn kai BA-lō mou TÊN KHEI-ra eis TÊN pleu-RAN au-TOU OU MÊ pi-steu-SÔ
Exegesis
eis tēn pleuran autou {ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ... εἰς τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων... εἰς τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ | en taîs kher-sìn au-toû... eis tón tú-pon tôn hḗ-lōn... eis tḕn pleu-rán au-toû} narrows the focus from seeing to touching and from the hands to the side, so the issue becomes physical verification of the crucifixion wounds.
Root and etymology
hēloseta lambda omicron sigma
“nail, spike”
In context — John 20:25
Therefore the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord .” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the nail imprint, and put my finger into that trace, and put my hand into His side , I will by no means believe.”
About this coordinate
John 20:25:34 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 34 of John 20:25, so the Greek word ἥλων (hêlōn) 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.20.25.W34, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.25.W34.S1) and character.