John 6:18:3John.6.18.W3TAB
θάλασσα
thalassa
“sea”
- Transliteration
- THA-las-sa
- Extended
- THA-lahs-sah
- IPA
- /ˈtʰa.las.sa/
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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
THA-las-sa
- sentence
HÊ te THA-las-sa a-NE-mou me-GA-lou PNE-on-tos di-e-GEI-re-to
Exegesis
The verse begins with the nominative subject hē thalassa {ἥ θάλασσα | hē thálassa} “the sea,” preceded by the enclitic conjunction te {τε | te}, which here links this description to the surrounding narrative and is rendered as “and.”
Root and etymology
thalassatheta–alpha–lambda–alpha–sigma–sigma–alpha
“sea, large body of water”
In context — John 6:18
And the sea was being stirred up because a great wind was blowing.
About this coordinate
John 6:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 6:18, so the Greek word θάλασσα (thalassa) 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.6.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.18.W3.S1) and character.