John 9:29:2John.9.29.W2TAB
οἴδαμεν
oidamen
“{we} know”
- Transliteration
- OI-da-men
- Extended
- OI-da-men
- IPA
- /ˈoi.da.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- {we} know
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
OI-da-men
- sentence
hê-MEIS OI-da-men HO-ti Mô-y-SEI le-LA-lê-ken ho the-OS TOU-ton DE ouk OI-da-men PO-then es-TIN
Exegesis
hēmeis {ἡμεῖς | hē-meîs} is fronted before oidamen {οἴδαμεν | oî-da-men}, giving the speakers’ certainty immediate emphasis.
The second half turns sharply with touton {τοῦτον | toû-ton} and de {δὲ | de}, and ouk oidamen {οὐκ οἴδαμεν | ouk oî-da-men} repeats the opening knowledge claim in negative form, creating a balanced contrast between what is affirmed and what is denied.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon iota delta
“to know, see”
In context — John 9:29
We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, his origin is unknown to us.
About this coordinate
John 9:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 9:29, 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.9.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.29.W2.S1) and character.