John 4:17:3John.4.17.W3TAB
γυνὴ
gynê
“woman”
- Transliteration
- gy-NÊ
- Extended
- gy-NÊ
- IPA
- /gyˈnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- woman
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gy-NÊ
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê hê gy-NÊ KAI EI-pen au-TÔ ouk E-khô AN-dra LE-gei au-TÊ ho ee-ay-SOOS ka-LÔS EI-pas HO-ti AN-dra ouk E-khô
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist passive apekrithe {ἀπεκρίθη | a-pe-krí-thē} followed by the subject phrase hē gynē {ἡ γυνὴ | hē gy-nḗ} and the coordinated verb eipen {εἶπεν | eí-pen}, forming the common Johannine “answered and said” reporting formula.
Root and etymology
gunegamma–upsilon–nu–eta
“woman”
In context — John 4:17
The woman answered and said to Him, “I do not have a husband.” Jesus said to her, “You have spoken well , that ‘I do not have a husband.’”
About this coordinate
John 4:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 4:17, so the Greek word γυνὴ (gynê) 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.4.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.17.W3.S1) and character.