John 8:37:3John.8.37.W3TAB
σπέρμα
sperma
“offspring”
- Transliteration
- SPER-ma
- Extended
- SPEHR-mah
- IPA
- /ˈsper.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- offspring
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SPER-ma
- sentence
OI-da HO-ti SPER-ma a-bra-AM ES-te al-LA zê-tê-TE me a-pok-TEI-nai HO-ti ho LO-gos ho e-MOS ou khô-REI en hy-MEEN
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} marks the content clause that follows, in which sperma Abraam {σπέρμα Ἀβραάμ | spér-ma Abra-ám} ‘seed of Abraham’ stands as a predicate nominative with este {ἐστε | é-ste} ‘you are’, defining the audience’s physical lineage.
Root and etymology
speirosigma–pi–epsilon–iota–rho–omega
“to sow”
In context — John 8:37
I know that you are Abraham’s seed, but you seek to kill Me because My word does not find room in you.
About this coordinate
John 8:37:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 8:37, so the Greek word σπέρμα (sperma) 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.8.37.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.37.W3.S1) and character.