John 6:47:8John.6.47.W8TAB
ζωὴν
dzōên
“life”
- Transliteration
- dzō-ÊN
- Extended
- dzoh-AYN
- IPA
- /dzɔːˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- life
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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
a-MEN a-MEN LE-gō hy-MEEN ho pi-STEY-ōn E-khei dzō-ÊN ai-Ō-nee-on
Exegesis
The predicate clause ekhei zoen aionion {ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον | é-khei zō-ēn ai-ō-ni-on} uses a present-tense verb “has” plus object “eternal life,” indicating current and continuous possession rather than a merely future hope. The word order places the double amen at the head for emphasis, followed by the self-involving verb of speech and then the conditional characterization (“the one who believes”), leading to the climactic promised result (“has eternal life”). In translation, the solemnity of the double amen is preserved with the repeated adverb “truly, truly” in the formal rendering, while the dynamic version uses “I assure you most certainly” to capture its force in contemporary idiom, and the participial construction is rendered with a relative or generic expression (“the one who believes,” “anyone who believes”) to reflect its timeless scope.
Root and etymology
zaozeta–alpha–omega
“to live, be alive”
In context — John 6:47
Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who believes has eternal life .
About this coordinate
John 6:47:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 6:47, 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.6.47.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.47.W8.S1) and character.