John 8:2:7John.8.2.W7TAB
ἱερόν
hieron
“temple”
- Transliteration
- hi-e-RON
- Extended
- hih-eh-ROHN
- IPA
- /hi.eˈron/
Meaning by language
- English
- temple
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
hi-e-RON
- sentence
OR-throu de PA-lin pa-re-GHE-ne-to eis to hi-e-RON KAI PAS ho la-OS ÊR-khe-to KAI ka-THI-sas e-DI-das-ken au-TOUS
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis to hieron {εἰς τὸ ἱερόν | eis tó hi-e-rón} specifies movement into the temple precincts and establishes the sacred setting for the actions that follow.
Root and etymology
hier-iota with rough breathing–epsilon–rho
“sacred, holy”
In context — John 8:2
But at early dawn, He came again into the temple, and all the people were coming, and, having sat down, He was teaching them .
About this coordinate
John 8:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 8:2, so the Greek word ἱερόν (hieron) 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.8.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.2.W7.S1) and character.