John 5:40:8John.5.40.W8TAB
ζωὴν
dzôên
“life”
- Transliteration
- dzô-ÊN
- Extended
- dzô-ÊN
- IPA
- /dzɔː.ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- life
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Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
dzô-ÊN
- sentence
KAI ou THE-le-te el-THEIN PROS me HI-na dzô-ÊN E-khê-te
Exegesis
The object of that purpose is zoen {ζωὴν | zō-ḗn} placed before the verb in the hina clause, giving rhetorical emphasis to “life” as the central benefit at stake. In translation, the syntactic relationship between the main clause (unwillingness to come) and the hina purpose clause (in order to have life) is preserved by rendering hina with “so that,” maintaining both the logical connection and the theological focus on Jesus as the necessary source of life.
Root and etymology
zoezeta–omega–eta
“life, living, vitality”
In context — John 5:40
And you are not willing to come to Me so that you may have life .
About this coordinate
John 5:40:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 5:40, so the Greek word ζωὴν (dzôên) 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.5.40.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.40.W8.S1) and character.