John 6:1:8John.6.1.W8TAB
θαλάσσης
thalassês
“sea”
- Transliteration
- tha-LAS-sês
- Extended
- thah-LAHS-says
- IPA
- /tʰaˈlas.sɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- sea
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
tha-LAS-sês
- sentence
me-TA TAU-ta a-PEEL-then ho ee-ay-SOOS PE-ran tês tha-LAS-sês tês ga-li-la-EE-as tês ti-be-ri-A-dos
Exegesis
The improper preposition peran {πέραν | pé-ran} governs the genitive phrase tēs thalassēs {τῆς θαλάσσης | tês tha-lás-sēs}, forming the core idea “across the sea.”
In context — John 6:1
After these things Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee, that is, the Sea of Tiberias.
About this coordinate
John 6:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 6:1, so the Greek word θαλάσσης (thalassês) 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.6.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.1.W8.S1) and character.