John 5:10:7John.5.10.W7TAB
Σάββατόν
sabbaton
“Sabbath”
- Transliteration
- sab-ba-TON
- Extended
- sab-bah-TOHN
- IPA
- /sab.baˈton/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sabbath
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
sab-ba-TON
- sentence
E-le-gon OON hoi i-oo-DAI-oi TOI te-the-ra-peu-ME-noi sab-ba-TON es-tin KAI ouk ek-se-STIN SOI A-rai TON KRA-bat-ton
Exegesis
A punctuation break introduces the direct speech, with Sabbaton estin {Σάββατον ἐστίν | Sáb-ba-ton é-stin} forming a simple equative clause, “It is the Sabbath,” which sets the legal-religious frame.
Root and etymology
shabbatshin–bet–tav
“rest, cessation”
In context — John 5:10
Therefore the Jews were saying to the one who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath , and it is not lawful for you to take up your mat.”
About this coordinate
John 5:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 5:10, so the Greek word Σάββατόν (sabbaton) 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.5.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.10.W7.S1) and character.