John 5:28:2John.5.28.W2TAB
θαυμάζετε
thaumadzete
“marvel”
- Transliteration
- thau-MA-dze-te
- Extended
- thau-MAH-dzeh-teh
- IPA
- /tʰauˈma.dze.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- marvel
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
thau-MA-dze-te
- sentence
MÊ thau-MA-dze-te TOO-to HO-ti ER-khe-tai HÔ-ra en HÊ PAN-tes hoi en TOIS mnê-MEI-ois a-KOO-soo-sin TÊS phô-NÊS au-TOO
Exegesis
The verse opens with a prohibition using mē {μὴ | mḕ} ‘not’ plus the present imperative thaumazete {θαυμάζετε | thaumázete} ‘marvel’, addressing the audience directly and calling them to adjust their response.
Root and etymology
thaumazōtheta–alpha–upsilon–mu–alpha–zeta–omega
“to marvel, be astonished”
In context — John 5:28
Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear His voice,
About this coordinate
John 5:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 5:28, so the Greek word θαυμάζετε (thaumadzete) 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.5.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.28.W2.S1) and character.