John 9:21:13John.9.21.W13TAB
ἡμεῖς
hêmeis
“we”
- Transliteration
- hê-MEIS
- Extended
- hê-MEIS
- IPA
- /hɛː.ˈmiːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- we
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hê-MEIS
- sentence
PÔS DE NYN BLE-pei ouk OI-da-men Ê TIS Ê-noi-ksen au-TOU tous oph-thal-MOUS hê-MEIS ouk OI-da-men au-TON e-rô-TÊ-sa-te hê-li-KI-an E-khei au-TOS pe-RI he-au-TOU la-LÊ-sei
Exegesis
The repetition hemeis ouk oidamen {ἡμεῖς οὐκ οἴδαμεν | hēmeîs ouk oídamen} intensifies the denial by explicitly fronting hemeis {ἡμεῖς | hēmeîs} ‘we’.
In context — John 9:21
How he sees now, we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes . Question him; he has reached adulthood . He will speak on his own behalf.
About this coordinate
John 9:21:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 9:21, so the Greek word ἡμεῖς (hêmeis) 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.9.21.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.21.W13.S1) and character.