John 7:27:8John.7.27.W8TAB
χριστὸς
khreestos
“Christ”
- Transliteration
- khree-STOS
- Extended
- khree-STOHS
- IPA
- /kʰriˈstos/
Meaning by language
- English
- Christ
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khree-STOS
- sentence
al-LA TOO-ton OI-da-men PO-then es-TIN ho DE khree-STOS HO-tan ER-khê-tai oo-DEIS gi-NO-skei PO-then es-TIN
Exegesis
The second half shifts the focus with ho de christos {ὁ δὲ χριστὸς | ho dè khris-tós}, where the article and postpositive de mark a contrast between “this man” and “the Christ.”
Root and etymology
chriochi–rho–iota–omega
“to anoint”
In context — John 7:27
But we know where this man is from; yet when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.
About this coordinate
John 7:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 7:27, so the Greek word χριστὸς (khreestos) 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.7.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.27.W8.S1) and character.