John 21:7:34John.21.7.W34TAB
θάλασσαν·
thalassan
“sea”
- Transliteration
- THA-las-san
- Extended
- THAH-lahs-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈtʰa.las.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- sea
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
THA-las-san
- phraseyour reading level
kai E-ba-len he-au-TON eis tên THA-las-san
- 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
Finally, the aorist ebalen heauton eis tēn thalassan {ἔβαλεν ἑαυτὸν εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν | é-ba-len he-au-tón eis tēn thá-las-san} “he threw himself into the sea” uses a strong verb plus reflexive pronoun to portray Peter’s eagerness to reach Jesus quickly. In translation, clauses are arranged to preserve the cause-and-effect flow (hearing, girding, jumping) and to retain the sharp christological focus of the exclamation “It is the Lord.”
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 21:7:34 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 34 of John 21:7, so the Greek word θάλασσαν· (thalassan) 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.W34, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.7.W34.S1) and character.