John 8:20:3John.8.20.W3TAB
ῥήματα
rhêmata
“words”
- Transliteration
- RHÊ-ma-ta
- Extended
- RHÊ-mah-tah
- IPA
- /ˈrɛː.ma.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- words
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Alphabet Analysis
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
RHÊ-ma-ta
- sentence
TAU-ta ta RHÊ-ma-ta e-LA-lē-sen en tôi ga-zo-phy-la-KI-ō di-DAS-kōn en tôi hi-e-RÔI KAI ou-de-IS e-PI-a-sen au-TON HO-ti OU-pō e-lē-LY-thei hê HÔ-ra au-TOU
Exegesis
The verse begins with the demonstrative phrase tauta ta rhēmata {ταῦτα τὰ ῥήματα | taû-ta tà rhḗ-ma-ta} “these words,” which frontloads the direct object for emphasis before the verb elalēsen {ἐλάλησεν | elá-lē-sen} “He spoke.”
Root and etymology
rheōrho–epsilon–omega
“to say, speak, utter”
In context — John 8:20
He spoke these words in the treasury while teaching in the temple, and no one seized Him because His hour had not yet come.
About this coordinate
John 8:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 8:20, so the Greek word ῥήματα (rhêmata) 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.8.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.20.W3.S1) and character.