John 20:6:5John.20.6.W5TAB
Πέτρος
petros
“Peter”
- Transliteration
- PE-tros
- Extended
- PEh-trohs
- IPA
- /ˈpe.tros/
Meaning by language
- English
- Peter
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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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Word in context
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PE-tros
- phraseyour reading level
ER-khe-tai OUN KAI SI-môn PE-tros a-ko-lou-THÔN au-TÔ
- clause
ER-khe-tai OUN KAI SI-môn PE-tros a-ko-lou-THÔN au-TÔ KAI ei-SÊL-then eis to mnê-MEI-on
- sentence
ER-khe-tai OUN KAI SI-môn PE-tros a-ko-lou-THÔN au-TÔ KAI ei-SÊL-then eis to mnê-MEI-on KAI the-Ô-REI ta o-THO-ni-a KEI-me-na
Exegesis
The verse opens with the clause erchetai oun kai Simōn Petros akolouthōn autō {ἔρχεται οὖν καὶ Σίμων Πέτρος ἀκολουθῶν αὐτῷ | ér-khe-tai oûn kaí Sí-mōn Pé-tros a-ko-lou-thôn au-tô}, where the narrative present erchetai {ἔρχεται | ér-khe-tai} “comes” continues the immediate flow of events, and the inferential conjunction oun {οὖν | oûn} links Peter’s arrival to the prior description of the other disciple.
Root and etymology
petrapi–epsilon–tau–rho–alpha
“rock, mass of rock”
In context — John 20:6
Then Simon Peter also came, following him, and he entered into the tomb, and he saw the linen cloths lying there.
About this coordinate
John 20:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 20:6, 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.20.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.6.W5.S1) and character.