John 4:26:8John.4.26.W8TAB
λαλῶν
lalôn
“one speaking”
- Transliteration
- la-LÔN
- Extended
- lah-LÔN
- IPA
- /la.ˈlɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- one speaking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-LÔN
- sentence
LE-gei au-TEE ho ee-ay-SOOS e-GÔ EI-mi ho la-LÔN soi
Exegesis
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
laleōla-lé-ō
“to speak, talk”
In context — John 4:26
Jesus said to her, “I am the One speaking to you .”
About this coordinate
John 4:26:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 4:26, so the Greek word λαλῶν (lalôn) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.26.W8.S1) and character.