John 8:4:9John.8.4.W9TAB
ἐπʼ
ep
“in”
- Transliteration
- ep
- Extended
- ehp
- IPA
- /ep/
Meaning by language
- English
- in
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet |
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Word in context
- word
ep
- 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 preposition ep {ἐπʼ | ep} governing the dative autophorō {αὐτοφώρῳ | au-to-phṓ-rō} forms a legal idiom meaning “in the very act” or “in flagrante,” stressing supposedly incontrovertible evidence.
Root and etymology
thymostheta upsilon mu omicron sigma
“passion, intense desire”
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 8:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 8:4, so the Greek word ἐπʼ (ep) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.4.W9.S1) and character.