John 8:34:3John.8.34.W3TAB
ὁ
ho
“the”
- Transliteration
- ho
- Extended
- hoh
- IPA
- /ho/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ho
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS a-MĒN a-MĒN LE-gō hy-MĪN HO-ti PAS ho poi-ŌN tēn ha-mar-TI-an DOU-LOS ES-tin tês ha-mar-TI-as
Exegesis
The narrative opens with apekrithē autois ho Iesous {Ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς | a-pe-krí-thē au-toîs ho Iē-soûs}, a standard reply formula in which the verb comes first and the subject follows, giving the response itself prominence before the speaker is named.
Inside that content clause, pas ho poiōn tēn hamartian {πᾶς ὁ ποιῶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν | pâs ho poi-ōn tḕn ha-mar-tí-an} forms a substantival participial construction: the article ho with the present participle poiōn turns the action into a descriptive identity, and pas universalizes the claim to every person who fits that pattern. The present participle naturally conveys ongoing, characteristic action rather than a single isolated act.
Root and etymology
deodelta epsilon omega
“to bind, tie”
In context — John 8:34
Jesus answered them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, everyone who is engaged in sin is a slave of sin.”
About this coordinate
John 8:34:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 8:34, so the Greek word ὁ (ho) 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.8.34.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.34.W3.S1) and character.