John 8:13:12John.8.13.W12TAB
σου
sou
“your”
- Transliteration
- sou
- Extended
- soo
- IPA
- /suː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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sou
- sentence
EI-pon OUN au-TOI hoi pha-ri-SAIOI SY pe-RI se-au-TOU mar-ty-REIS hê mar-ty-RI-a sou ouk ES-tin a-lê-THÊS
Exegesis
The second clause, hē marturia sou ouk estin alēthēs {ἡ μαρτυρία σου οὐκ ἔστιν ἀληθής | hē mar-tu-rí-a sou ouk é-stin a-lē-thḗs}, preserves a straightforward nominal structure: subject ‘Your testimony’, copula ‘is’, and predicate adjective ‘not true’. The coordination of these two clauses by simple juxtaposition, rather than a conjunction, heightens the accusatory tone. In the formal translation, the Greek order and legal flavor of martureis and marturia are maintained with “testifying” and “testimony,” while in the dynamic rendering the same forensic idea is conveyed with “speaking on Your own behalf” and “cannot be trusted,” making explicit the implied challenge to the validity of a self-witness.
Root and etymology
Iesousiota–eta–sigma–omicron–upsilon–sigma
“Yahweh is salvation”
In context — John 8:13
Therefore the Pharisees said to Him , “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not true .”
About this coordinate
John 8:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 8:13, so the Greek word σου (sou) 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.8.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.13.W12.S1) and character.