John 3:19:28John.3.19.W28TAB
ἔργα
erga
“works”
- Transliteration
- ER-ga
- Extended
- EHR-gah
- IPA
- /ˈer.ga/
Meaning by language
- English
- works
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
ER-ga
- sentence
HAU-tê DE es-TIN hê KRI-sis HO-ti to PHÔS e-LÊ-ly-then eis ton KOS-mon KAI ê-GA-pê-san hoi AN-thrô-poi MAL-lon to SKO-tos Ê to PHÔS ÊN GAR au-TÔN po-nê-RA ta ER-ga
Exegesis
The closing causal clause ēn gar autōn ponēra ta erga {ἦν γὰρ αὐτῶν πονηρὰ τὰ ἔργα | ēn gar autôn ponērá tá érga} explains that preference, and the adjective ponēra {πονηρὰ | ponērá} placed before ta erga {τὰ ἔργα | tá érga} gives the verdict added force and finality.
In context — John 3:19
This, then, is the judgment : the light has arrived in the world, and humans loved the darkness in preference to the light, for their deeds were evil.
About this coordinate
John 3:19:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of John 3:19, so the Greek word ἔργα (erga) 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.3.19.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.19.W28.S1) and character.