John 20:3:4John.20.3.W4TAB
Πέτρος,
petros
“Peter”
- Transliteration
- PE-tros
- Extended
- PE-tros
- IPA
- /ˈpe.tros/
Meaning by language
- English
- Peter
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PE-tros
- phraseyour reading level
ek-SÊL-then OUN HO PE-tros
- sentence
ek-SÊL-then OUN HO PE-tros KAI HO AL-los ma-thê-TÊS KAI ÊR-khon-to EIS TO mnê-MEI-on
Exegesis
The nominative phrase ho Petros {ὁ Πέτρος | ho Pétros} ‘Peter’ explicitly identifies the first actor, followed by the coordinated noun phrase ho allos mathetes {ὁ ἄλλος μαθητής | ho állos mathētḗs} ‘the other disciple,’ joined by kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and,’ which indicates that both share in the subsequent action.
Root and etymology
petrapi–epsilon–tau–rho–alpha
“rock, stone”
In context — John 20:3
Therefore Peter went out, and the other disciple also, and they were going toward the tomb .
About this coordinate
John 20:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 20:3, so the Greek word Πέτρος, (petros) 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.20.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.3.W4.S1) and character.