John 9:6:18John.9.6.W18TAB
ὀφθαλμούς
ophthalmous
“eyes”
- Transliteration
- oph-thal-MOUS
- Extended
- ohph-thahl-MOOS
- IPA
- /opʰ.tʰal.ˈmuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- eyes
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oph-thal-MOUS
- sentence
TAU-ta ei-PON EP-ty-sen kha-MAI KAI e-POI-Ê-sen pê-LON ek tou PTY-SMA-tos KAI e-PE-khri-sen au-TOU ton pê-LON e-PI tous oph-thal-MOUS
Exegesis
In the final clause, autou {αὐτοῦ | au-toû} supplies the possessor, and epi tous ophthalmous {ἐπὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς | e-pí toús oph-thal-moús} marks the target of application; English smooths the Greek into a natural sentence, but the source keeps the material sequence tightly controlled from speech, to spittle, to formed clay, to applied clay.
Root and etymology
ophthalmosomicron phi theta alpha lambda mu omicron sigma
“eye”
In context — John 9:6
After He spoke these words , He spat on the ground and fashioned clay out of the spittle, and He smoothed the clay over his eyes.
About this coordinate
John 9:6:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 9:6, so the Greek word ὀφθαλμούς (ophthalmous) 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.9.6.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.6.W18.S1) and character.