John 9:20:3John.9.20.W3TAB

οἱ

hoi

{the}

Transliteration
hoi
Extended
hoi
IPA
/hoi/

Meaning by language

English
{the}

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    hoi

  2. sentence

    a-pe-KRI-thê-san oun hoi go-NEIS au-TOO kai EI-pan OI-da-men HO-ti hou-TOS es-tin ho hy-OS hê-MON kai HO-ti ty-PHLOS e-ge-NNÊ-thê

Exegesis

The subject hoi goneis autou {οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ | hoi go-neis au-tou} is definite and relational, identifying the speakers by their connection to the healed man.

Root and etymology

Root

same, similar

In contextJohn 9:20

Then his parents responded and said, "We are certain that this is our son and that he came into the world blind ."

About this coordinate

John 9:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 9:20, so the Greek word οἱ (hoi) 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.9.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.20.W3.S1) and character.