John 5:18:7John.5.18.W7TAB

οἱ

hoi

{the}

Transliteration
HOI
Extended
hoi
IPA
/hoi/

Meaning by language

English
{the}

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    HOI

  2. sentence

    di-A TOU-to OUN MAL-lon e-ZÊ-toun au-TON HOI i-ou-DAI-oi a-pok-TEI-nai HO-ti OUN MO-non E-ly-e to SAB-ba-ton al-LA KAI pa-TE-ra I-di-on E-le-ge ton the-ON I-son he-au-TON poi-ÔN toi the-ÔI

Exegesis

The main clause centers on the imperfect verb ezetoun {ἐζήτουν | ezḗtoun} ‘they were seeking’, with the comparative adverb mallon {μᾶλλον | mâllon} ‘more’ intensifying the ongoing resolve of hoi Ioudaioi {οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι | hoi Ioudaîoi} ‘the Jews’.

Root and etymology

Ioudasiota–omicron–upsilon–delta–alpha–sigma

one from Judah, Jew

In contextJohn 5:18

Therefore, because of this, the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He was not only breaking the Sabbath , but He was also calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

About this coordinate

John 5:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 5:18, so the Greek word οἱ (hoi) 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.5.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.18.W7.S1) and character.