John 21:2:16John.21.2.W16TAB
Γαλιλαίας
galilaias
“Galilee”
- Transliteration
- ga-li-la-I-as
- Extended
- gah-lih-lah-EE-ahs
- IPA
- /ga.li.laˈi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- Galilee
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ga-li-la-I-as
- sentence
Ê-san ho-MOU SI-mon PE-tros KAI thô-MAS ho le-GO-me-nos DI-dy-mos KAI na-tha-na-ÊL ho a-PO ka-NA TÊS ga-li-la-I-as KAI hoi tou ze-be-da-IOU KAI AL-loi ek tôn ma-thê-TÔN au-TOU DY-o
Exegesis
The phrase Nathanael ho apo Kana tês Galilaías {Ναθαναὴλ ὁ ἀπὸ Κανὰ τῆς Γαλιλαίας | Nathanaḕl ho apò Kanà tês Galilaías} employs the preposition apo {ἀπὸ | apò} with a genitive chain to mark geographic origin.
In context — John 21:2
Present together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymos , Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples.
About this coordinate
John 21:2:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 21:2, so the Greek word Γαλιλαίας (galilaias) 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.21.2.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.2.W16.S1) and character.