John 8:6:20John.8.6.W20TAB
γῆν
gên
“ground”
- Transliteration
- gên
- Extended
- gêhn
- IPA
- /gɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- ground
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
gên
- 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
The dative phrase to daktylo {τῷ δακτύλῳ | TŌ dak-TÝ-lōi} expresses means (“with the finger”), and the prepositional phrase eis ten gen {εἰς τὴν γῆν | eis tḖN GĒN} marks the surface on which He writes.
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 8:6:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of John 8:6, so the Greek word γῆν (gên) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.6.W20.S1) and character.