John 7:42:12John.7.42.W12TAB
Βηθλέεμ
bêthleem
“Bethlehem”
- Transliteration
- bêth-LE-em
- Extended
- bêth-LE-em
- IPA
- /bɛːtʰ.ˈle.em/
Meaning by language
- English
- Bethlehem
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother |
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Word in context
- word
bêth-LE-em
- sentence
oukh hê gra-PHÊ EI-pen HO-ti ek TOU SPER-ma-tos dau-ÍD KAI a-PO bêth-LE-em TÊS KÔ-mês HO-pou ÊN dau-ÍD ER-khe-tai ho khree-STOS
Exegesis
Within this clause, two coordinated prepositional phrases introduced by ek {ἐκ | ek} and kai apo {καὶ ἀπὸ | kaí apó} specify the expected origins of the Messiah: ek tou spermatos Dauid {ἐκ τοῦ σπέρματος Δαυίδ | ek toû spérmatos Dauíd} highlights genealogical descent “from the seed of David,” while apo Bethleem tēs kōmēs {ἀπὸ Βηθλέεμ τῆς κώμης | apó Bēthléem tês kṓmēs} denotes geographic origin “from Bethlehem, the village.”
In context — John 7:42
Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
About this coordinate
John 7:42:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 7:42, so the Greek word Βηθλέεμ (bêthleem) 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.7.42.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.42.W12.S1) and character.