John 6:18:5John.6.18.W5TAB
μεγάλου
megalou
“great”
- Transliteration
- me-GA-lou
- Extended
- meh-GAH-loo
- IPA
- /meˈga.luː/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-GA-lou
- sentence
HÊ te THA-las-sa a-NE-mou me-GA-lou PNE-on-tos di-e-GEI-re-to
Exegesis
The genitive phrase anemou megalou {ἀνέμου μεγάλου | anémou megalou} “of a great wind” provides the source or cause of the disturbance, with the adjective megalou agreeing with anemou in case, number, and gender to emphasize intensity.
In context — John 6:18
And the sea was being stirred up because a great wind was blowing.
About this coordinate
John 6:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 6:18, so the Greek word μεγάλου (megalou) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.18.W5.S1) and character.