John 9:30:18John.9.30.W18TAB
ἐστίν
estin
“he is”
- Transliteration
- es-TIN
- Extended
- ehs-TIHN
- IPA
- /esˈtin/
Meaning by language
- English
- he is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
es-TIN
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ho AN-thrô-pos KAI EI-pen au-TOIS en TOU-tō gar to thau-mas-TON es-TIN HO-ti hy-MEIS ouk OI-da-te PO-then es-TIN KAI Ê-noi-KSEN mou tous oph-thal-MOUS
Exegesis
The core assertion is fronted in en toutō gar to thaumaston estin {ἐν τούτῳ γὰρ τὸ θαυμαστόν ἐστιν | en toútōi gar to thaumastón es-tin}, where en toutō {ἐν τούτῳ | en toútōi} is placed first for emphasis, and gar {γὰρ | gar} gives an explanatory, almost inferential force: the reason for the remark follows.
The substantivized adjective to thaumaston {τὸ θαυμαστόν | to thaumastón} functions as the subject of estin {ἐστιν | es-tin}, producing a cleft-like structure that highlights the astonishment itself.
The hoti-clause, hoti hymeis ouk oidate pothen estin {ὅτι ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε πόθεν ἐστίν | hó-ti hy-meîs ouk oí-da-te pó-then es-tin}, supplies the content of that astonishment.
Pothen estin {πόθεν ἐστίν | pó-then es-tin} asks about origin, and the omitted referent is recovered from the narrative context.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon iota mu iota
“to be, exist”
In context — John 9:30
The man answered them and said, “The astonishing point in this is that you do not know where He is from, and still He opened my eyes.”
About this coordinate
John 9:30:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 9:30, so the Greek word ἐστίν (estin) 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.9.30.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.30.W18.S1) and character.