John 9:21:15John.9.21.W15TAB
οἴδαμεν
oidamen
“{we} know”
- Transliteration
- OI-da-men
- Extended
- OI-dah-men
- IPA
- /ˈoi.da.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- {we} know
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
OI-da-men
- 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
Nyn {νῦν | nyn} ‘now’ places the question in the present, while blepei {βλέπει | blépei} ‘he sees’ states the visible result before the repeated disclaimer ouk oidamen {οὐκ οἴδαμεν | ouk oídamen} ‘we do not know.’
The repetition hemeis ouk oidamen {ἡμεῖς οὐκ οἴδαμεν | hēmeîs ouk oídamen} intensifies the denial by explicitly fronting hemeis {ἡμεῖς | hēmeîs} ‘we’.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon iota delta
“to know, perceive”
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 9:21:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 9:21, so the Greek word οἴδαμεν (oidamen) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.21.W15.S1) and character.