John 9:28:13John.9.28.W13TAB
ἐσμὲν
esmen
“are”
- Transliteration
- es-MEN
- Extended
- ehs-MEHN
- IPA
- /esˈmen/
Meaning by language
- English
- are
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
es-MEN
- sentence
e-loi-DO-rê-san au-TON KAI EI-pon SY ma-thê-TÊS EI e-KEI-nou hê-MEIS DE TOU mô-y-SE-ôs es-MEN ma-thê-TAI
Exegesis
The particle de {δέ | dé} marks the pivot to self-assertion in hemeis de tou Moyseos esmen mathetai {ἡμεῖς δὲ τοῦ Μωϋσέως ἐσμὲν μαθηταί | hēmeîs dè toû Mōyséōs esmèn mathētái}, a parallel copular clause that heightens the antithesis between the healed man’s alleged association and the speakers’ claimed allegiance to Moses.
In context — John 9:28
They reviled him and said, "You are a disciple of that one; but we are disciples of Moses ."
About this coordinate
John 9:28:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 9:28, so the Greek word ἐσμὲν (esmen) 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.9.28.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.28.W13.S1) and character.