John 3:21:9John.3.21.W9TAB

φῶς

phôs

light

Transliteration
PHÔS
Extended
PHOHS
IPA
/ˈpʰɔːs/

Meaning by language

English
light

Alphabet Analysis

Phiph — as in phone (f)
Omegao — same as omicron
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    PHÔS

  2. sentence

    ho DE poi-ON TÊN a-LÊ-thei-an ER-khe-tai pros to PHÔS HI-na pha-ne-rô-THÊI au-TOO ta ER-ga HO-ti en the-OI es-tin eir-ga-SME-na

Exegesis

The main verb erchetai {ἔρχεται | ér-khe-tai} ‘comes’ is followed by pros to phos {πρὸς τὸ φῶς | pros tò phôs} ‘toward the light,’ a spatial image that in this context points to openness, scrutiny, and public visibility.

Root and etymology

phainophi alpha iota nu omega

to shine, appear, make visible

In contextJohn 3:21

But the one who does the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be disclosed, because they have been done in God .

About this coordinate

John 3:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 3:21, so the Greek word φῶς (phôs) 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.3.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.21.W9.S1) and character.