John 4:26:3John.4.26.W3TAB
ὁ
ho
“{the}”
- Transliteration
- ho
- Extended
- hoh
- IPA
- /ho/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the}
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ho
- sentence
LE-gei au-TEE ho ee-ay-SOOS e-GÔ EI-mi ho la-LÔN soi
Exegesis
The explicit subject ho Iesous {ὁ Ἰησοῦς | ho Iē-soûs} ‘Jesus’ comes after the verb, a common Johannine pattern that briefly delays naming the speaker.
The articular participle ho lalōn {ὁ λαλῶν | ho la-lôn} ‘the one speaking’ functions substantivally, further defining the subject as the very person currently engaged in speech.
Root and etymology
Yeshuayod–shin–vav–ayin
“Yahweh is salvation”
In context — John 4:26
Jesus said to her, “I am the One speaking to you .”
About this coordinate
John 4:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 4:26, so the Greek word ὁ (ho) 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.4.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.26.W3.S1) and character.