John 3:23:9John.3.23.W9TAB
ἐγγὺς
enggys
“near”
- Transliteration
- eng-GYS
- Extended
- ehng-GYS
- IPA
- /eŋˈgys/
Meaning by language
- English
- near
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
eng-GYS
- sentence
ÊN DE KAI HO i-o-AN-nês bap-TI-dzôn en ai-NÔN eng-GYS TOU sa-LEIM HO-ti HY-da-ta pol-LA ÊN e-KEI KAI pa-re-GI-non-to KAI e-bap-TI-dzon-to
Exegesis
The locative phrase en Ainōn engys tou Saleim {ἐν Αἰνὼν ἐγγὺς τοῦ Σαλείμ | en Ainṓn engýs tou Saleím} narrows the setting to a specific place near a known landmark, and hóti {ὅτι | hóti} introduces the reason for choosing it.
In context — John 3:23
John was also baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was an abundance of water there, and people were coming and were being baptized .
About this coordinate
John 3:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 3:23, so the Greek word ἐγγὺς (enggys) 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.3.23.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.23.W9.S1) and character.