John 3:10:9John.3.10.W9TAB
διδάσκαλος
didaskalos
“teacher of”
- Transliteration
- di-DA-ska-los
- Extended
- di-DAH-skah-lohs
- IPA
- /diˈda.ska.los/
Meaning by language
- English
- teacher of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-DA-ska-los
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS KAI EI-pen au-TOI SY EI ho di-DA-ska-los tou is-ra-ÊL KAI TAU-ta OU gi-NÔ-skeis
Exegesis
The nominal predicate ho didaskalos tou Israēl {ὁ διδάσκαλος τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ | ho di-dás-ka-los tou Is-raḕl} ‘the teacher for Israel’ uses the article to mark the role as definite and identifiable, almost titular, while the genitive tou Israēl locates the sphere of that role.
Root and etymology
didaskodelta iota delta alpha sigma kappa omega
“to teach, instruct”
In context — John 3:10
Jesus answered him and said, "You are the teacher for Israel, yet these things remain unknown to you?"
About this coordinate
John 3:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 3:10, so the Greek word διδάσκαλος (didaskalos) 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.3.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.10.W9.S1) and character.