John 4:18:6John.4.18.W6TAB
νῦν
nyn
“now”
- Transliteration
- NYN
- Extended
- NYN
- IPA
- /ˈnyn/
Meaning by language
- English
- now
Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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NYN
- 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 coordinating kai {καὶ | kaí} introduces a contrastive present situation: kai nyn hon echeis {καὶ νῦν ὃν ἔχεις | kaí nûn hòn é-kheis}, in which the adverb nyn “now” and the relative pronoun hon form a relative clause “whom you now have,” depicting the current relationship.
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 4:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 4:18, so the Greek word νῦν (nyn) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.18.W6.S1) and character.