John 6:29:10John.6.29.W10TAB
ἔργον
ergon
“work”
- Transliteration
- ER-gon
- Extended
- EHR-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈer.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- work
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ER-gon
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ho ee-ay-SOOS KAI EI-pen au-TOIS tou-TO ES-tin to ER-gon tou the-OU HI-na pi-STEY-ê-te eis hon a-PE-stei-len e-KEI-nos
Exegesis
The noun phrase to ergon tou theou {τὸ ἔργον τοῦ θεοῦ | tò érg-on toû the-oû} consists of a head noun with a genitive modifier, where theou specifies that the “work” belongs to, or is defined by, God.
Root and etymology
ergepsilon–rho–gamma
“work, deed, action”
In context — John 6:29
Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God , that you believe in Him whom He sent.”
About this coordinate
John 6:29:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 6:29, so the Greek word ἔργον (ergon) 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.6.29.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.29.W10.S1) and character.