John 3:16:7John.3.16.W7TAB
κόσμον
kosmon
“world”
- Transliteration
- KOS-mon
- Extended
- KOHS-mohn
- IPA
- /ˈkos.mon/
Meaning by language
- English
- world
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
KOS-mon
- 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
Ton kosmon {τὸν κόσμον | ton kósmon} ‘the world’ gives the scope of that love, extending it beyond a narrow group to humanity in general.
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 3:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 3:16, so the Greek word κόσμον (kosmon) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.16.W7.S1) and character.