John 9:39:16John.9.39.W16TAB
βλέποντες
blepontes
“seeing”
- Transliteration
- BLE-pon-tes
- Extended
- BLEH-pon-tehs
- IPA
- /ˈble.pon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- seeing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
BLE-pon-tes
- sentence
KAI EI-pen ho ee-ay-SOOS eis KRI-ma e-GÔ eis ton KOS-mon TOU-ton ÊL-thon HI-na hoi MÊ BLE-pon-tes BLE-pô-sin KAI hoi BLE-pon-tes ty-PHLOI GE-NÔN-tai
Exegesis
The conjunction hina {ἵνα | hí-na} introduces a purpose clause structured by two balanced articular participle clauses, hoi me blepontes {οἱ μὴ βλέποντες | hoí mḕ blé-po-ntes} and hoi blepontes {οἱ βλέποντες | hoí blé-po-ntes}, each followed by a subjunctive verb. This creates a deliberate reversal pattern: those lacking sight are granted sight, while those characterized by sight come to blindness.
In context — John 9:39
And Jesus said, “I came into this present world with judgment in view, so that those lacking sight may see, and those who see may become blind.”
About this coordinate
John 9:39:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 9:39, so the Greek word βλέποντες (blepontes) 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.9.39.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.39.W16.S1) and character.