John 3:16:5John.3.16.W5TAB
θεὸς
theos
“God”
- Transliteration
- the-OS
- Extended
- theh-OHS
- IPA
- /tʰeˈos/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
the-OS
- sentence
HOU-tôs GAR ê-GA-pê-sen ho the-OS TON KOS-mon HÔ-ste TON hy-ON TON mo-no-ge-NÊ E-dô-ken HI-na PÂS ho pi-STEU-ôn eis au-TON MÊ a-PO-lê-tai al-LA E-khê dzō-ÊN ai-Ô-ni-on
Exegesis
The aorist egapesen {ἠγάπησεν | ēgápēsen} ‘loved’ presents the love as a decisive whole, and ho theos {ὁ θεός | ho theós} ‘the God’ is the explicit subject of that action.
Root and etymology
theostheta epsilon omicron sigma
“God, deity”
In context — John 3:16
For God loved the world in this way: He gave His only Son , so that everyone who believes in Him may not be lost but may have eternal life.
About this coordinate
John 3:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 3:16, so the Greek word θεὸς (theos) 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.3.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.16.W5.S1) and character.