John 7:3:6John.7.3.W6TAB
ἀδελφοὶ
adelfoi
“brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-del-FOI
- Extended
- a-del-FOI
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- brothers
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-del-FOI
- sentence
EI-pon OON PROS au-TON HOI a-del-FOI au-TOO me-TA-bê-thi en-TEU-then KAI HY-pa-ge eis TÊN iou-DAI-an HI-na KAI HOI ma-thê-TAI SOO the-ô-RÊ-sou-sin SOU TA ER-ga HA poi-EIS
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase pros auton {πρὸς αὐτὸν | pròs au-tòn} marks Jesus as the addressee of the brothers’ words, while the nominative subject hoi adelphoi autou {οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ | hoí a-del-foí au-toû} ‘His brothers’ foregrounds familial proximity, adding ironic tension given their misunderstanding.
Root and etymology
adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma
“brother from the same womb”
In context — John 7:3
Therefore His brothers said to Him , “Depart from here and go into Judea, so that your disciples may also see the works you are doing.”
About this coordinate
John 7:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 7:3, so the Greek word ἀδελφοὶ (adelfoi) 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.7.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.3.W6.S1) and character.