John 7:42:2John.7.42.W2TAB
ἡ
hê
“{the}”
- Transliteration
- hê
- Extended
- hê
- IPA
- /hɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the}
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hê
- 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
The subject hē graphē {ἡ γραφὴ | hē graphḗ} functions as a personified authority, followed by the aorist verb eipen {εἶπεν | eîpen} in a declarative sense, “has said” or “said,” presenting Scripture as an established, completed witness.
Root and etymology
graphōgamma–rho–alpha–phi–omega
“to inscribe, to write”
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 7:42:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 7:42, so the Greek word ἡ (hê) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.42.W2.S1) and character.