John 21:16:5John.21.16.W5TAB
Σίμων
simon
“Simon”
- Transliteration
- SI-mon
- Extended
- SI-môn
- IPA
- /ˈsi.mɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Simon
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SI-mon
- phraseyour reading level
SI-mon i-ō-AN-nou
- clause
SI-mon i-ō-AN-nou a-ga-PAIS me
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOI PA-lin DEU-te-ron SI-mon i-ō-AN-nou a-ga-PAIS me
Exegesis
The address Simon Ioannou {Σίμων Ἰωάννου | Sí-mon I-ō-án-nou} ‘Simon, son of John’ places Simon in a relational frame that recalls his calling and identity.
In context — John 21:16
He said to him again, a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord , You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Shepherd My sheep.”
About this coordinate
John 21:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 21:16, so the Greek word Σίμων (simon) 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.21.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.16.W5.S1) and character.