John 21:25:23John.21.25.W23TAB
⸀βιβλία.
biblia
“books”
- Transliteration
- bi-BLI-a
- Extended
- bi-BLI-ah
- IPA
- /biˈbli.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- books
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bi-BLI-a
- phraseyour reading level
oud au-TON OI-mai TON KOS-mon khô-RÊ-sein TA gra-PHO-me-na bi-BLI-a
- sentence
ES-tin DE KAI AL-la pol-LA HA e-POI-ê-sen ho ee-ay-SOOS HA-ti-na e-AN GRA-phê-tai kath HEN oud au-TON OI-mai TON KOS-mon khô-RÊ-sein TA gra-PHO-me-na bi-BLI-a
Exegesis
Finally, ta graphomena biblia {τὰ γραφόμενα βιβλία | tà gra-phó-me-na bi-blí-a} portrays the books as an ongoing, potentially unending body of writing, which sustains the verse’s deliberate hyperbolic closure. The translation keeps the additive opening, preserves the one-by-one distribution, and renders the capacity image with natural English that still reflects the Greek syntax.
Root and etymology
biblosbeta iota beta lambda omicron sigma
“book, scroll”
In context — John 21:25
There are also many other things that Jesus did; if they were written one by one, I suppose that not even the world itself would have room for the books that would be written.
About this coordinate
John 21:25:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of John 21:25, so the Greek word ⸀βιβλία. (biblia) 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.21.25.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.25.W23.S1) and character.