John 8:4:3John.8.4.W3TAB
πειράζοντες
peiradzontes
“testing”
- Transliteration
- pei-RA-dzon-tes
- Extended
- pei-RAH-dzohn-tehs
- IPA
- /pei̯ˈra.dzon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- testing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pei-RA-dzon-tes
- sentence
LE-gou-sin au-TOI pei-RA-dzon-tes di-DAS-ka-le HAU-tê hê gy-NÊ ka-te-LÊPH-thê ep au-to-PHO-rôi moi-kheu-o-ME-nê
Exegesis
The nominative participle peirazontes {πειράζοντες | pei-rá-zon-tes} precedes the vocative and functions circumstantially, expressing the manner or motive of the group’s speaking: they speak while “testing” or “trying to trap” Him.
In context — John 8:4
They say to Him , testing , “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery.”
About this coordinate
John 8:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 8:4, so the Greek word πειράζοντες (peiradzontes) 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.8.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.4.W3.S1) and character.