John 4:23:5John.4.23.W5TAB

νῦν

nyn

now

Transliteration
NYN
Extended
nyn
IPA
/nyn/

Meaning by language

English
now

Alphabet Analysis

Nun — as in new
Upsiloni — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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  1. word

    NYN

  2. sentence

    al-LA ER-khe-tai HÔ-ra KAI NYN ES-tin HO-te hoi a-lê-thi-NOI pros-ky-nê-TAI pros-ky-NÊ-soo-sin toi pa-TRI en PNEU-ma-ti KAI a-lê-THEI-a KAI gar ho pa-TÊR toi-OU-tous dzê-TEI tous pros-ky-NOON-tas au-TON

Exegesis

Kai nun estin {καὶ νῦν ἐστιν | kaì nŷn estin} deliberately overlaps future expectation with present realization, which is why the translation keeps both movement and immediacy.

In contextJohn 4:23

But the hour is drawing near—and now is here—when authentic worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, because the Father seeks people like these who worship Him.

About this coordinate

John 4:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 4:23, 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.4.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.23.W5.S1) and character.