John 20:8:13John.20.8.W13TAB
μνημεῖον,
mnêmeion
“tomb”
- Transliteration
- mnê-MEI-on
- Extended
- mnê-MEI-ohn
- IPA
- /mnɛː.ˈmiː.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- tomb
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
mnê-MEI-on
- phraseyour reading level
TO-te OON ei-SÊL-then KAI ho AL-los ma-thê-TÊS ho el-THÔN PRÔ-tos eis to mnê-MEI-on
- sentence
TO-te OON ei-SÊL-then KAI ho AL-los ma-thê-TÊS ho el-THÔN PRÔ-tos eis to mnê-MEI-on KAI EI-den KAI e-PI-steu-sen
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis to mnemeion {εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον | eis to mnē-meî-on} ‘into the tomb’ expresses the goal of the motion verb eiselthen. A sequence of coordinated aorist indicatives follows: eiselthen …
Root and etymology
mnememu–nu–eta–mu–eta
“memory, memorial”
In context — John 20:8
Then therefore the other disciple , who had come first to the tomb, also entered; and he saw and believed .
About this coordinate
John 20:8:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 20:8, so the Greek word μνημεῖον, (mnêmeion) 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.20.8.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.8.W13.S1) and character.