John 6:41:17John.6.41.W17TAB
οὐρανοῦ
ouranou
“heaven”
- Transliteration
- ou-ra-NOU
- Extended
- oo-rah-NOO
- IPA
- /ou̯.raˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- heaven
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ou-ra-NOU
- sentence
e-GON-gyu-zon oun hoi iou-DAI-oi pe-RI au-TOU HO-ti EI-pen e-GO EI-mi ho AR-tos ho ka-ta-BAS ek tou ou-ra-NOU
Exegesis
The clause ego eimi ho artos ho katabas ek tou ouranou {Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος ὁ καταβὰς ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ | egṓ eimí ho ártos ho katabàs ek toû ouranoû} consists of a copular construction where ego {Ἐγώ | egṓ} is emphatic, fronted before the verb eimi {εἰμι | eimí} ‘am,’ highlighting Jesus’ self-identification.
The articular participle ho katabas {ὁ καταβὰς | hó katabàs} functions attributively, closely defining ho artos {ὁ ἄρτος | hó ártos} ‘the bread’ as the one that has come down from heaven, with ek tou ouranou {ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ | ek toû ouranoû} marking source or origin. In translation, the imperfect aspect of egongyzon is preserved in “were grumbling,” and the attributive participle is rendered as a relative-like phrase “that has come down,” maintaining the tight link between “bread” and its heavenly origin.
Root and etymology
ouranosomicron upsilon rho alpha nu omicron sigma
“heaven, sky”
In context — John 6:41
Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him , because He said, “I am the bread that has come down from heaven.”
About this coordinate
John 6:41:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 6:41, so the Greek word οὐρανοῦ (ouranou) 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.6.41.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.41.W17.S1) and character.