John 3:14:6John.3.14.W6TAB
ὄφιν
ophin
“serpent”
- Transliteration
- O-phin
- Extended
- OH-phin
- IPA
- /ˈo.pʰin/
Meaning by language
- English
- serpent
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
O-phin
- sentence
KAI ka-THÔS mō-y-SÊS HY-psō-sen TON O-phin en TÊI e-RÊ-mō HOU-tōs HY-psō-THÊ-nai DEI TON hyi-ON TOU an-THRÔ-pou
Exegesis
`Mōusēs {Μωϋσῆς | Mōusēs}` is the explicit subject of the aorist action `hypsōsen {ὕψωσεν | hypsōsen}`, and `ton ophin {τὸν ὄφιν | tón óphin}` is the direct object.
Root and etymology
ophisomicron phi iota sigma
“serpent”
In context — John 3:14
And just as Moses raised the serpent in the wilderness, so it is necessary for the Son of Man to be raised aloft .
About this coordinate
John 3:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 3:14, so the Greek word ὄφιν (ophin) 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.3.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.14.W6.S1) and character.