John 9:34:6John.9.34.W6TAB
ἁμαρτίαις
hamartiais
“sins”
- Transliteration
- ha-mar-TI-ais
- Extended
- hah-mar-TI-ais
- IPA
- /ha.marˈti.ais/
Meaning by language
- English
- sins
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-mar-TI-ais
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê-san KAI EI-pan au-TOI en ha-mar-TI-ais SY e-ge-NNÊ-thês HO-los KAI SY di-DAS-keis hê-MAS KAI ek-SE-ba-lon au-TON EKS-ô
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} links accusations in parataxis, while the fronted phrase en hamartiais {Ἐν ἁμαρτίαις | en ha-mar-tí-ais} positions the charge of sin before sy {σὺ | sý}, intensifying the blame.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–mu–alpha–rho–tau–alpha–nu–omega
“to miss the mark”
In context — John 9:34
They answered and said to him, “Altogether you were born in sins, and you are teaching us?” And they cast him out.
About this coordinate
John 9:34:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 9:34, so the Greek word ἁμαρτίαις (hamartiais) 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.9.34.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.34.W6.S1) and character.