John 4:28:7John.4.28.W7TAB
γυνὴ
gynê
“woman”
- Transliteration
- gy-NÊ
- Extended
- gy-NÊ
- IPA
- /gyˈnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- woman
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gy-NÊ
- 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 object phrase ten hydrian autes {τὴν ὑδρίαν αὐτῆς | tēn hydrían autês} ‘her water jar’ is placed before the subject he gyne {ἡ γυνὴ | hē gynē} ‘the woman’, which foregrounds the abandoned vessel before identifying the actor.
Root and etymology
gynegamma upsilon nu eta
“woman, wife”
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 4:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 4:28, so the Greek word γυνὴ (gynê) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.28.W7.S1) and character.