John 5:37:8John.5.37.W8TAB
περὶ
peri
“concerning”
- Transliteration
- pe-RI
- Extended
- peh-RI
- IPA
- /peˈri/
Meaning by language
- English
- concerning
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pe-RI
- sentence
KAI HO PEM-psas me pa-TÊR e-KEI-nos me-mar-TY-rê-ken pe-RI e-MOO OO-te phô-NÊN au-TOO PÔ-po-te a-kê-KO-a-te OO-te EI-dos au-TOO he-ô-RA-ka-te
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase peri emou {περὶ ἐμοῦ | perì emoû} specifies the content of this testimony, “concerning Me,” placing Jesus as the focal point.
Root and etymology
peripateōpi–epsilon–rho–iota–pi–alpha–tau–epsilon–omega
“to walk about, conduct oneself”
In context — John 5:37
And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified concerning Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form.
About this coordinate
John 5:37:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 5:37, so the Greek word περὶ (peri) 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.5.37.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.37.W8.S1) and character.