John 6:29:8John.6.29.W8TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- ES-tin
- Extended
- ehs-tihn
- IPA
- /ˈes.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ES-tin
- 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
Inside the quotation, Touto {Τοῦτό | Toû-to} ‘this’ serves as the grammatical subject, followed by the copula estin {ἐστιν | é-stin} ‘is’, creating a definitional statement: “This is…”.
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 6:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 6:29, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.29.W8.S1) and character.