John 7:12:3John.7.12.W3TAB
περὶ
peri
“about”
- Transliteration
- pe-RI
- Extended
- peh-RI
- IPA
- /peˈri/
Meaning by language
- English
- about
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pe-RI
- sentence
KAI gong-gys-MOS pe-RI au-TOU ÊN po-LYS en TOIS OKH-lois HOI MEN E-le-gon HO-ti a-ga-THOS ES-tin AL-loi DE E-le-gon OU al-LA pla-NAI ton OKH-lon
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase peri autou {περὶ αὐτοῦ | perí autoû} specifies that this low-level discussion is focused on Jesus, even though He is referred to only by pronoun. The existential clause en gongysmos …
Root and etymology
pateopi alpha tau epsilon omicron
“to tread, walk about”
In context — John 7:12
And there was much murmuring about Him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He is good,” but others were saying, “No; rather, He leads the crowd astray.”
About this coordinate
John 7:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 7:12, so the Greek word περὶ (peri) 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.7.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.12.W3.S1) and character.