John 20:7:8John.20.7.W8TAB
κεφαλῆς
kephalês
“head”
- Transliteration
- ke-pha-LÊS
- Extended
- ke-pha-LÊS
- IPA
- /ke.pʰaˈleːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- head
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ke-pha-LÊS
- phraseyour reading level
HO ÊN e-PI TÊS ke-pha-LÊS au-TOU
- sentence
kai TO sou-DA-ri-on HO ÊN e-PI TÊS ke-pha-LÊS au-TOU ou me-TA TÔN o-tho-NI-ōn KEI-me-non al-LA khô-RIS en-te-ty-lig-ME-non eis HE-na TO-pon
Exegesis
The articular noun phrase to soudarion {τὸ σουδάριον | tó sou-dá-ri-on} serves as the subject, and is immediately specified by the relative clause ho ēn epi tēs kephalēs autou {ὃ ἦν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ | ho ēn epí tês ke-pha-lês au-toû}, “which was upon His head,” identifying this cloth as the one that had covered Jesus.
In context — John 20:7
And the face cloth that was upon His head was not lying with the linen cloths, but was set apart, having been wrapped up in one place .
About this coordinate
John 20:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 20:7, so the Greek word κεφαλῆς (kephalês) 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.20.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.7.W8.S1) and character.