John 4:28:16John.4.28.W16TAB
ἀνθρώποις
anthrôpois
“people”
- Transliteration
- an-THRÔ-POIS
- Extended
- ahn-THRÔ-POIS
- IPA
- /anˈtʰrɔː.pois/
Meaning by language
- English
- people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
an-THRÔ-POIS
- sentence
a-PHÊ-ken OON TÊN hy-DRI-an au-TÊS hê gy-NÊ KAI a-PÊL-then eis TÊN PO-lin KAI LE-gei TOIS an-THRÔ-POIS
Exegesis
The dative phrase tois anthropois {τοῖς ἀνθρώποις | tois anthrōpois} ‘to the people’ broadens the audience and shows that her speech is directed to the wider public rather than a narrowly defined male group. Overall, the verse uses a chain of coordinated clauses to transform a private encounter into public testimony.
Root and etymology
anthrōposalpha nu theta rho omega pi omicron sigma
“human being, person”
In context — John 4:28
Therefore, the woman left her water jar and went away into the city , and she says to the people.
About this coordinate
John 4:28:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 4:28, so the Greek word ἀνθρώποις (anthrôpois) 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.4.28.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.28.W16.S1) and character.