John 6:33:13John.6.33.W13TAB
ζωὴν
dzōên
“life”
- Transliteration
- dzō-ÊN
- Extended
- dzoh-ÊN
- IPA
- /dzɔːˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- life
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Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
dzō-ÊN
- sentence
ho gar AR-tos tou the-OU e-STIN ho ka-ta-BAI-nōn ek tou ou-ra-NOU KAI dzō-ÊN di-DUS tō KOS-mō
Exegesis
The clause continues with kai zoen didous to kosmo {καὶ ζωὴν διδοὺς τῷ κόσμῳ | kaí zō-ḗn di-doûs tô kós-mōi}, where zoen is the direct object placed before the participle didous for focus, and to kosmo is a dative of advantage (“for the world”), underscoring the universal scope of the giving. The coordinated participles katabainon and didous together characterize the same subject: He both comes down and gives life. In English, these present participles are rendered as finite verbs “comes down” and “gives” for natural flow while preserving the ongoing aspect and tight identification between the “bread of God” and the life-giving heavenly One.
Root and etymology
zozeta–omega
“life, living”
In context — John 6:33
For the bread of God is the One who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.
About this coordinate
John 6:33:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 6:33, so the Greek word ζωὴν (dzōên) 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.6.33.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.33.W13.S1) and character.