John 4:22:1John.4.22.W1TAB
ὑμεῖς
hymeis
“you {pl.}”
- Transliteration
- hy-MEIS
- Extended
- hy-MEIS
- IPA
- /hyˈmeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- you {pl.}
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-MEIS
- sentence
hy-MEIS pro-sky-NEI-te HO ouk OI-da-te hê-MEIS pro-sky-NOO-men HO OI-da-men HO-ti hê sô-tê-RI-a ek TÔN i-ou-dAI-on es-TIN
Exegesis
The sentence is structured around a sharp contrast between hymeis {ὑμεῖς | hū-meîs} ‘you’ and hemeis {ἡμεῖς | hē-meîs} ‘we’, both placed first in their respective clauses for emphasis.
In context — John 4:22
You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, because salvation is from the Jews .
About this coordinate
John 4:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 4:22, so the Greek word ὑμεῖς (hymeis) 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.4.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.22.W1.S1) and character.