John 6:30:8John.6.30.W8TAB
σημεῖον
sêmeion
“a sign”
- Transliteration
- sê-MEI-on
- Extended
- sê-MEI-ohn
- IPA
- /sɛːˈmei̯.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- a sign
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sê-MEI-on
- sentence
EI-pon oun au-TOI TI oun poi-EIS SY sê-MEI-on HI-na I-dô-men kai pi-STEUS-ô-men soi TI er-GA-zêi
Exegesis
The object semeion {σημεῖον | sē-meî-on} specifies that what is in view is not generic activity but an authenticating sign.
Root and etymology
semasigma–eta–mu–alpha
“sign, mark”
In context — John 6:30
Therefore they said to Him , “What sign do You do, so that we may see and believe You? What do You perform?”
About this coordinate
John 6:30:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 6:30, so the Greek word σημεῖον (sêmeion) 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.6.30.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.30.W8.S1) and character.