John 4:36:2John.4.36.W2TAB
θερίζων
theridzōn
“reaper”
- Transliteration
- the-RI-dzōn
- Extended
- theh-RI-dzohn
- IPA
- /tʰeˈri.dzɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- reaper
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
the-RI-dzōn
- sentence
ho the-RI-dzōn mis-THON lam-BA-nei KAI sy-NA-gei kar-PON eis dzō-ÊN ai-Ō-ni-on HI-na ho SPEI-rōn ho-MOU KHAI-rêi KAI ho the-RI-dzōn
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the articular participle ho therizon {ὁ θερίζων | ho thērízōn}, which functions substantivally as the subject of the coordinated finite verbs lambanei {λαμβάνει | lambánei} and synagei {συνάγει | synágei}. These two present tense verbs describe simultaneous, ongoing actions: the reaper both “receives a wage” and “gathers fruit.”
Within that clause, the articular participles ho speiron {ὁ σπείρων | ho speírōn} and ho therizon {ὁ θερίζων | ho thērízōn} act together as the compound subject of the subjunctive chaire {χαίρῃ | khaírei}, which conveys envisioned, not yet completed, rejoicing.
Root and etymology
therizōtheta–eta–rho–iota–zeta–omega
“to reap, harvest”
In context — John 4:36
The one who reaps is receiving a wage and is gathering fruit into eternal life , so that the one who sows and the one who reaps may rejoice together .
About this coordinate
John 4:36:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 4:36, so the Greek word θερίζων (theridzōn) 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.4.36.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.36.W2.S1) and character.