John 21:9:7John.21.9.W7TAB
βλέπουσιν
blepousin
“they see”
- Transliteration
- BLE-pou-sin
- Extended
- BLE-pou-sin
- IPA
- /ˈble.pu.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they see
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BLE-pou-sin
- sentence
HÔS OON a-PE-bÊ-san EIS TÊN YÊN BLE-pou-sin an-thra-ki-AN kei-MÊ-nÊN KAI op-SA-ri-on e-pi-KEI-me-non KAI AR-ton
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts to the historical present with blepousin {βλέπουσιν | blépousin}, which brings the scene into vivid immediacy.
In context — John 21:9
Once they were on land, they saw a charcoal fire set there, and a fish resting on it, and bread.
About this coordinate
John 21:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 21:9, so the Greek word βλέπουσιν (blepousin) 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.21.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.9.W7.S1) and character.