John 9:2:12John.9.2.W12TAB
ἢ
ê
“or”
- Transliteration
- Ê
- Extended
- ÊH
- IPA
- /ˈɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
Ê
- sentence
KAI HÊ-RÔ-tê-san au-TON hoi ma-thê-TAI au-TOU LE-gon-tes rhab-BI TIS HÊ-mar-ten OO-tos Ê hoi go-NEIS au-TOU HI-na ty-PHLOS gen-nê-THÊ
Exegesis
The disjunction ē {ἢ | ē} ‘or’ presents two possible sources of blame, first the man and then his parents.
Root and etymology
erotaoepsilon rho omega tau alpha omega
“to ask, inquire”
In context — John 9:2
And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, whose sin lay behind this—this man’s or his parents’—that he was born blind ?”
About this coordinate
John 9:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 9:2, so the Greek word ἢ (ê) 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.9.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.2.W12.S1) and character.