John 3:25:3John.3.25.W3TAB
ζήτησις
dzêtêsis
“a dispute”
- Transliteration
- DZÊ-tê-sis
- Extended
- DZÊ-tê-sis
- IPA
- /ˈdzɛː.tɛː.sis/
Meaning by language
- English
- a dispute
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DZÊ-tê-sis
- sentence
e-GE-ne-to OUN DZÊ-tê-sis ek TÔN ma-thê-TÔN i-ô-AN-noo me-TA i-ou-dAI-ou pe-RI ka-tha-ri-SMOO
Exegesis
The postverbal noun zētēsis {ζήτησις | zḗ-tē-sis} ‘dispute’ serves as the subject, foregrounding the controversy.
Root and etymology
zēteōzeta–eta–tau–epsilon–omega
“to seek, inquire”
In context — John 3:25
Therefore, a dispute arose between some of John's disciples and a Judean concerning purification .
About this coordinate
John 3:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 3:25, so the Greek word ζήτησις (dzêtêsis) 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.3.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.25.W3.S1) and character.