John 7:47:5John.7.47.W5TAB
Φαρισαῖοι
pharisaioi
“Pharisees”
- Transliteration
- pha-ri-SAI-oi
- Extended
- phah-rih-SAI-oi
- IPA
- /pʰa.riˈsai.oi/
Meaning by language
- English
- Pharisees
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pha-ri-SAI-oi
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê-san OUN au-TOIS hoi pha-ri-SAI-oi MÊ kai hy-MEIS pe-PLA-nês-the
Exegesis
The indirect object autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} ‘to them’ precedes the subject hoi Pharisaioi {οἱ Φαρισαῖοι | hoí Pha-ri-saî-oi} ‘the Pharisees’, a typical Koine order where subject identification comes after the verb and pronoun.
Root and etymology
parashpe–resh–shin
“to separate, set apart”
In context — John 7:47
Therefore the Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived ?”
About this coordinate
John 7:47:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 7:47, so the Greek word Φαρισαῖοι (pharisaioi) 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.7.47.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.47.W5.S1) and character.