John 21:10:8John.21.10.W8TAB
ὀψαρίων
opsariōn
“fish”
- Transliteration
- op-sa-RI-ōn
- Extended
- ohp-sah-RIH-ohn
- IPA
- /op.saˈri.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- fish
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
op-sa-RI-ōn
- clause
e-NEG-ka-te a-PO tôn op-sa-RI-ōn hôn e-pi-A-sa-te NYN
- sentence
LE-gei au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS e-NEG-ka-te a-PO tôn op-sa-RI-ōn hôn e-pi-A-sa-te NYN
Exegesis
The phrase apo ton opsarion {ἀπὸ τῶν ὀψαρίων | apò tōn opsaríōn} is partitive, so the English naturally expresses a portion of the catch rather than the entire haul.
Root and etymology
opsonomicron psi omicron nu
“food, relish, cooked provision”
In context — John 21:10
Jesus said to them, “Fetch some of the fish you have now caught.”
About this coordinate
John 21:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 21:10, so the Greek word ὀψαρίων (opsariōn) 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.21.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.10.W8.S1) and character.