John 21:20:18John.21.20.W18TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“on”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PI
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- on
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI
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HOS KAI a-NE-pe-sen en TOI DEIP-nôi e-PI TO STÊ-thos au-TOU KAI EI-pen
- clause
e-pi-stra-PHEIS ho PE-tros BLE-pei TON ma-thê-TÊN HON ê-GA-pa ho ee-ay-SOOS a-ko-lou-THOUN-ta HOS KAI a-NE-pe-sen en TOI DEIP-nôi e-PI TO STÊ-thos au-TOU KAI EI-pen
- sentence
e-pi-stra-PHEIS ho PE-tros BLE-pei TON ma-thê-TÊN HON ê-GA-pa ho ee-ay-SOOS a-ko-lou-THOUN-ta HOS KAI a-NE-pe-sen en TOI DEIP-nôi e-PI TO STÊ-thos au-TOU KAI EI-pen KY-ree-e TIS es-TIN ho pa-ra-di-DOUS se
Exegesis
A second relative clause, hos kai anepesen {ὃς καὶ ἀνέπεσεν | hos kai anépesen} ‘who also reclined’, reaches back to the supper scene and is expanded by the prepositional phrases en tō deipnō {ἐν τῷ δείπνῳ | en tō deípnō} ‘at the supper’ and epi to stēthos autou {ἐπὶ τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ | epí tó stêthos autoû} ‘upon His chest’, which together evoke both table fellowship and intimate proximity.
Root and etymology
strephōsigma tau rho epsilon phi omega
“to turn back”
In context — John 21:20
After turning, Peter saw the disciple whom Jesus loved, who was following—the one who had also reclined at the supper upon His chest and had said, “Lord , who is the one betraying You?”
About this coordinate
John 21:20:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 21:20, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.21.20.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.20.W18.S1) and character.