John 6:17:8John.6.17.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
kai em-BAN-tes eis PLOI-on ÊR-khon-to PE-ran tês tha-LAS-sês eis ka-phar-na-OUM kai sko-TI-a Ê-dê e-ge-GO-nei kai OU-pô e-lê-LU-thei pros au-TOUS ho ee-ay-SOOS
Exegesis
The phrase peran tēs thalassēs {πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης | péran tês thalássēs} uses peran as an improper preposition with the genitive to express “across” or “to the other side,” framing the journey as a crossing.
In context — John 6:17
And after they had entered into a boat, they were going across the sea toward Capernaum. Now it had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
About this coordinate
John 6:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 6:17, 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.6.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.17.W8.S1) and character.