John 8:47:2John.8.47.W2TAB
ὢν
on
“being”
- Transliteration
- ON
- Extended
- OHN
- IPA
- /ˈɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- being
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ON
- sentence
ho ON ek tou the-OU ta RHEE-ma-ta tou the-OU a-KOU-ei di-A TOU-to hy-MEIS ouk a-KOU-e-te HO-ti ek tou the-OU ouk e-STE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the articular participial expression ho on ek tou theou {ὁ ὢν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ | ho ôn ek tou theou} ‘the one who is from God’, where the participle functions substantivally to describe a person characterized by origin in God.
Root and etymology
elaiaepsilon–lambda–alpha–iota–alpha
“olive tree”
In context — John 8:47
The one who is from God hears the words of God. For this reason, you do not hear, because you are not from God.
About this coordinate
John 8:47:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 8:47, so the Greek word ὢν (on) 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.8.47.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.47.W2.S1) and character.