John 8:6:12John.8.6.W12TAB
Ἰησοῦς
Eeaysoos
“Jesus”
- Transliteration
- ee-ay-SOOS
- Academic
- Iēsous
- Extended
- ee-AY-SOOS
- IPA
- /i.eːˈsuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jesus
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ee-ay-SOOS
- sentence
TOU-to DE E-le-gon pei-RA-dzon-tes au-TON HI-na E-kho-sin ka-tê-go-REIN au-TOU HO DE ee-ay-SOOS KA-tô KY-psas tôi dak-TY-lôi E-gra-phen eis tên gên MÊ pros-poi-OU-me-nos
Exegesis
A structural shift appears in ho de Iesous {ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς | ho dè Iē-SOÛS}, where the article plus de marks a new subject and a strong narrative contrast between the hostile speakers and Jesus.
Root and etymology
Iesousiota–eta–sigma–omicron–upsilon–sigma
“Yahweh is salvation”
In context — John 8:6
But this they were saying, testing Him, so that they might have something with which to accuse Him. But Jesus , having stooped down, was writing with His finger on the ground, not paying attention to them.
About this coordinate
John 8:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 8:6, so the Greek word Ἰησοῦς (Eeaysoos) 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.8.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.6.W12.S1) and character.