John 8:25:4John.8.25.W4TAB
Σὺ
sy
“you”
- Transliteration
- SY
- Extended
- sy
- IPA
- /sy/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
SY
- sentence
E-le-gon OON au-TOI SY TEES EI EI-pen au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS TÊN ar-KHÊN HO ti KAI la-LO hy-MEEN
Exegesis
The direct address su tis ei {Σὺ τίς εἶ | Sú tís eî} places the emphatic pronoun su first, yielding the sense “You, who are You?”, foregrounding the issue of Jesus’ identity.
Root and etymology
synoidasigma–upsilon–nu–omicron–iota–delta–alpha
“to know with, be conscious”
In context — John 8:25
So they were saying to Him , “Who are You?” Jesus said to them, “What I have been telling you from the beginning .”
About this coordinate
John 8:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 8:25, so the Greek word Σὺ (sy) 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.8.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.25.W4.S1) and character.