John 4:12:3John.4.12.W3TAB
μείζων
meidzōn
“greater than”
- Transliteration
- MEI-dzōn
- Extended
- MEI-dzOHN
- IPA
- /ˈmei.dzɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- greater than
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
MEI-dzōn
- sentence
MÊ SY MEI-dzōn EI tou pa-TROS hê-MON ia-KŌB HOS E-dŌ-ken hê-MIN to PHRE-ar KAI au-TOS eks au-TOU E-pi-en KAI hoi hyi-OI au-TOU KAI ta THREM-ma-ta au-TOU
Exegesis
The explicit subject su {σὺ | sỳ} followed by the predicate adjective meizon {μείζων | meízōn} and the copula ei {εἶ | eî} forms the core clause “are You greater,” with fronted “you” heightening the personal challenge.
Root and etymology
megasmu–epsilon–gamma–alpha–sigma
“great, large, mighty”
In context — John 4:12
Are you greater than our father Jacob , who gave us the well , and he himself drank from it, as did his sons and his livestock?
About this coordinate
John 4:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 4:12, so the Greek word μείζων (meidzōn) 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.4.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.12.W3.S1) and character.