John 9:12:5John.9.12.W5TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- es-TIN
- Extended
- ehs-TIN
- IPA
- /esˈtin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
es-TIN
- sentence
KAI EI-pan au-TOI POU es-TIN e-KEI-nos LE-gei OUK OI-da
Exegesis
The speech report eipan autō {εἶπαν αὐτῷ | eî-pan au-tō} introduces direct address, and the following interrogative clause pou estin ekeinos {Ποῦ ἐστιν ἐκεῖνος | Poû estin e-keî-nos} places the question of location at the front for emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon iota mu iota
“to be, exist”
In context — John 9:12
And they said to him, “Where is he ?” He says, “I do not know .”
About this coordinate
John 9:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 9:12, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.9.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.12.W5.S1) and character.