John 21:9:8John.21.9.W8TAB
ἀνθρακιὰν
anthrakian
“a charcoal fire”
- Transliteration
- an-thra-ki-AN
- Extended
- an-thra-ki-AN
- IPA
- /an.tʰra.kiˈan/
Meaning by language
- English
- a charcoal fire
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
an-thra-ki-AN
- 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
What follows is a carefully ordered visual list: anthrakian keimenēn {ἀνθρακιὰν κειμένην | anthrakián keiménēn}, opsarion epikeimenon {ὀψάριον ἐπικείμενον | opsárion epikeímenon}, and arton {ἄρτον | árton}. The participles keimenēn and epikeimenon function attributively, marking the fire and fish as already arranged before the observers notice them.
Root and etymology
anthraxalpha nu theta rho alpha xi
“coal, ember”
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 21:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 21:9, so the Greek word ἀνθρακιὰν (anthrakian) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.9.W8.S1) and character.