John 3:1:7John.3.1.W7TAB
Νικόδημος
nikodêmos
“Nicodemus”
- Transliteration
- ni-KO-dê-mos
- Extended
- ni-KOH-dê-mohs
- IPA
- /niˈko.dɛː.mos/
Meaning by language
- English
- Nicodemus
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ni-KO-dê-mos
- sentence
ÊN DE AN-thrô-pos ek TÔN pha-ri-SAI-ôn ni-KO-dê-mos O-no-ma au-TÔ AR-khôn TÔN i-ou-dAI-ôn
Exegesis
Nikodemos {Νικόδημος | Ni-kó-dē-mos} stands in apposition to the introduced figure, and onoma auto {ὄνομα αὐτῷ | ónoma autō} is a Semitic-style identification formula that English normally condenses to “by name” or “named.”
Root and etymology
nikeni-ke
“victory”
In context — John 3:1
Now there was a man from the Pharisees , Nicodemus by name, a ruler over the Jews .
About this coordinate
John 3:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 3:1, so the Greek word Νικόδημος (nikodêmos) 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.3.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.1.W7.S1) and character.