John 4:18:12John.4.18.W12TAB
ἀνήρ
anêr
“husband”
- Transliteration
- a-NÊR
- Extended
- ah-NÊR
- IPA
- /aˈnɛːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- husband
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-NÊR
- sentence
PEN-te GAR AN-dras ES-khes KAI NYN HON E-kheis ouk ES-tin sou a-NÊR TOO-to a-lê-THES EI-rê-kas
Exegesis
The clause ouk estin sou aner {οὐκ ἔστιν σου ἀνήρ | ouk É-stin sou anḗr} employs the present tense of eimi with the negation ouk to express an ongoing state, while sou functions as a possessive genitive modifying aner, yielding “is not your husband.”
Root and etymology
ēralpha–nu–eta–rho
“man, adult male, husband”
In context — John 4:18
For you have had five husbands , and the man whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly .
About this coordinate
John 4:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 4:18, so the Greek word ἀνήρ (anêr) 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.4.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.18.W12.S1) and character.