John 4:50:11John.4.50.W11TAB
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
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HO
- sentence
LE-gei au-TOI HO ee-ay-SOOS po-REU-ou HO hy-OS sou DZÊ e-PI-steu-sen HO AN-thrô-pos TOI LO-gôi HON EI-pen au-TOI HO ee-ay-SOOS kai e-po-REU-e-to
Exegesis
The subject ho Iesous {ὁ Ἰησοῦς | ho Iē-soûs} introduces the direct discourse: the imperative Poreuou {Πορεύου | Po-reú-ou} ‘go’ is a present middle command, conveying an ongoing course of action the man is to begin.
The clause ho huios sou zē {ὁ υἱός σου ζῇ | ho hu-i-ós sou zē̂} ‘your son lives’ uses a present indicative to present the boy’s recovery as a current, accomplished reality, even though it occurs at a distance.
The narrative then moves to the response: episteusen ho anthrōpos {ἐπίστευσεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος | e-pí-steu-sen ho án-thrō-pos} ‘the man believed’ places the aorist verb first for emphasis, highlighting a decisive act of trust.
This is further defined by the relative clause hon eipen autō ho Iesous {ὃν εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς | hon eî-pen au-tôi ho Iē-soûs}, in which the relative pronoun hon {ὃν | hon} links back to logō, and the aorist verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘said’ presents Jesus’ statement as a completed utterance that nonetheless continues to be trusted.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 4:50
Jesus said to him, “Go; your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus had said to him, and he was going.
About this coordinate
John 4:50:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of John 4:50, 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.4.50.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.50.W11.S1) and character.