John 8:48:12John.8.48.W12TAB
Σαμαρίτης
samaritês
“a Samaritan”
- Transliteration
- sa-ma-RI-tês
- Extended
- sah-ma-RI-tês
- IPA
- /sa.maˈri.tɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- a Samaritan
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-ma-RI-tês
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê-san hoi i-ou-DAI-oi kai EI-pan au-TÔ ou ka-LÔS LE-go-men hê-MEIS HO-ti sa-ma-RI-tês EI sy kai dai-MO-ni-on E-kheis
Exegesis
The content of their assertion is introduced by hoti {ὅτι | HO-ti} “that,” which marks reported speech: Samaritēs ei sy kai daimonion echeis {Σαμαρίτης εἶ σὺ καὶ δαιμόνιον ἔχεις | sa-ma-RI-tēs ei sy kai dai-MO-ni-on E-kheis} “you are a Samaritan and you have a demon.”
Root and etymology
Samareiasigma–alpha–mu–alpha–rho–epsilon–iota–alpha
“Samaria, watch-mountain”
In context — John 8:48
The Jews answered and said to Him , “Are we not right in saying that You are a Samaritan and have a demon ?”
About this coordinate
John 8:48:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 8:48, so the Greek word Σαμαρίτης (samaritês) 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.8.48.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.48.W12.S1) and character.