John 21:8:20John.21.8.W20TAB
σύροντες
syrontes
“dragging”
- Transliteration
- SY-ron-tes
- Extended
- SY-rohn-tehs
- IPA
- /ˈsy.ron.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- dragging
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
SY-ron-tes
- phraseyour reading level
SY-ron-tes to DIK-ty-on tôn ikh-THY-ôn
- sentence
hoi de AL-loi ma-thê-TAI tôi ploi-a-RI-ôi ÊL-thon ou gar Ê-san ma-KRAN a-PO tês YÊS al-LA hôs a-PO pê-KHÔN di-a-ko-SI-ôn SY-ron-tes to DIK-ty-on tôn ikh-THY-ôn
Exegesis
Finally, the participle surontes to diktuon tōn ichthyōn {σύροντες τὸ δίκτυον τῶν ἰχθύων | sú-ron-tes tò dík-tu-on tō̂n ikh-thý-ōn} describes their ongoing action of dragging the fishing net as they approached.
In context — John 21:8
But the other disciples came in the little boat , for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away, dragging the net of fish .
About this coordinate
John 21:8:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of John 21:8, so the Greek word σύροντες (syrontes) 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.21.8.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.8.W20.S1) and character.