John 20:27:28John.20.27.W28TAB
γίνου
yinoo
“become”
- Transliteration
- YI-noo
- Extended
- YI-noo
- IPA
- /ˈʝi.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- become
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
YI-noo
- phraseyour reading level
KAI MÊ YI-noo A-pis-tos al-LA pis-TOS
- clause
PHE-re TON dak-ty-LON soo HÔ-de KAI I-de TAS khei-RAS moo KAI PHE-re TÊN khei-RA soo KAI BA-le eis TÊN pleu-RAN moo KAI MÊ YI-noo A-pis-tos al-LA pis-TOS
- sentence
EI-ta LE-yei TOI thô-MA PHE-re TON dak-ty-LON soo HÔ-de KAI I-de TAS khei-RAS moo KAI PHE-re TÊN khei-RA soo KAI BA-le eis TÊN pleu-RAN moo KAI MÊ YI-noo A-pis-tos al-LA pis-TOS
Exegesis
The final clause mē ginou apistos alla pistos {μὴ γίνου ἄπιστος ἀλλὰ πιστός | mḕ gí-nou á-pis-tos al-là pis-tós} sets a sharp opposition between two settled states.
The negative command with ginou {γίνου | gí-nou} does not merely forbid a momentary act; it warns Thomas against entering or continuing in unbelief.
Root and etymology
ginomaigamma iota nu omicron mu alpha iota
“to become, come to be”
In context — John 20:27
Then He says to Thomas, “Bring your finger here and examine My hands; bring your hand and set it into My side; and do not grow unbelieving, but believing.”
About this coordinate
John 20:27:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of John 20:27, so the Greek word γίνου (yinoo) 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.20.27.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.27.W28.S1) and character.