John 21:7:20John.21.7.W20TAB
ὁ
ho
“the”
- Transliteration
- ho
- Extended
- hoh
- IPA
- /ho/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
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ho
- phraseyour reading level
a-KOU-sas HO-ti ho ky-ri-OS es-tin
- sentence
SI-mon OUN PE-tros a-KOU-sas HO-ti ho ky-ri-OS es-tin ton e-pen-DY-TÊN di-e-ZO-sa-to ÊN gar gym-NOS kai E-ba-len he-au-TON eis tên THA-las-san
Exegesis
The subject phrase ho mathētēs ekeinos hon ēgapa ho Iēsous {ὁ μαθητὴς ἐκεῖνος ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς | ho ma-thē-tḗs e-keî-nos hòn ē-gá-pa ho Iē-soûs} consists of a demonstrative “that disciple” modified by a relative clause “whom Jesus loved,” marking this figure as the beloved disciple and highlighting his privileged recognition of Jesus.
The clause Ὁ κύριός ἐστιν {Ὁ κύριός ἐστιν | Ho ký-ri-os é-stin} “It is the Lord” is short and emphatic, with the subject fronted and the copula following, functioning almost as a christological confession.
The aorist participle akousas {ἀκούσας | a-koú-sas} “having heard” is adverbial, temporal, and causal, showing that Peter’s subsequent actions are an immediate response to the report hoti ho kurios estin {ὅτι ὁ κύριός ἐστιν | hó-ti ho ký-ri-os é-stin} “that it was the Lord.”
Root and etymology
Iēsousiota–eta–sigma–omicron–upsilon–sigma
“Yahweh is salvation; Yahweh saves”
In context — John 21:7
Therefore the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord .” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapped his outer garment around himself, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea.
About this coordinate
John 21:7:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of John 21:7, so the Greek word ὁ (ho) 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.21.7.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.7.W20.S1) and character.