John 4:6:6John.4.6.W6TAB

Ἰακώβ

iakôb

Jacob

Transliteration
i-a-KÔB
Extended
i-a-KÔB
IPA
/i.aˈkoːb/

Meaning by language

English
Jacob

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Result
Ἰ + α + κώβ
i + a + kôb
iakôb

Alphabet Analysis

Iotai — as in machine
Alphaah — as in father
Kappak — as in kite
Omegao — same as omicron
Betav — as in victory

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Word in context

  1. word

    i-a-KÔB

  2. sentence

    ÊN DE e-KEI pê-GÊ TOU i-a-KÔB HO OUN ee-ay-SOOS ke-ko-pi-a-KÔS EK TÊS ho-doi-po-RI-as e-ka-THE-dze-to HOU-tôs e-PI TÊI pê-GÊI HÔ-ra ÊN HÔS HEK-tê

Exegesis

The verse opens with the clause ēn de ekei pēgē tou Iakōb {ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ πηγὴ τοῦ Ἰακώβ | ên dè ekeî pēgḗ tou Iakṓb} ‘there was a well of Jacob there’, where the imperfect ēn presents a descriptive past and the fronted adverb ekei emphasizes the location. The genitive tou Iakōb marks possession, rooting the scene in Israel’s patriarchal heritage.

Root and etymology

Yaʿaqovyod–ayin–qof–vav–bet

heel-grabber, supplanter

In contextJohn 4:6

Now a well of Jacob was there; so Jesus , having become weary from the journey , was sitting thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

About this coordinate

John 4:6:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 4:6, so the Greek word Ἰακώβ (iakôb) 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.4.6.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.6.W6.S1) and character.