John 7:13:5John.7.13.W5TAB
περὶ
peri
“about”
- Transliteration
- pe-RI
- Extended
- pe-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
ou-DEIS MEN-toi par-rhê-SI-a e-LA-lei pe-RI au-TOU di-A TON PHO-bon TÔN iou-DAI-ôn
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase peri autou {περὶ αὐτοῦ | perí autoû} specifies the topic, “about him,” with the third person pronoun referring contextually back to Jesus.
Root and etymology
pateopi alpha tau epsilon omicron
“to tread, walk about”
In context — John 7:13
However, no one was speaking openly about Him because of the fear of the Jews .
About this coordinate
John 7:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 7:13, 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.7.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.13.W5.S1) and character.