John 3:34:17John.3.34.W17TAB
πνεῦμα
pneuma
“spirit”
- Transliteration
- PNEU-ma
- Extended
- PNEU-mah
- IPA
- /ˈpneu.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- spirit
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PNEU-ma
- sentence
HON GAR a-PE-stei-len ho the-OS ta RHÊ-ma-ta tou the-OO la-LEI ou GAR ek ME-trou DI-DÔ-SIN to PNEU-ma
Exegesis
The idiomatic ek metrou {ἐκ μέτρου | ek mé-trou} ‘from measure’ intensifies the denial of limitation, while didosin {δίδωσιν | dí-dō-sin} ‘gives’ asserts divine action, governing to pneuma {τὸ πνεῦμα | tò pneu-ma} ‘the Spirit’ and emphasizing the Spirit’s unrestricted divine bestowal.
Root and etymology
pneopne-ō
“to blow, breathe”
In context — John 3:34
For the one whom God sent keeps speaking the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
About this coordinate
John 3:34:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 3:34, so the Greek word πνεῦμα (pneuma) 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.3.34.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.34.W17.S1) and character.