1 John 2:6:121 John.2.6.W12TAB
περιπατεῖν
peripatein
“to walk”
- Transliteration
- pe-ri-pa-TEIN
- Extended
- peh-ree-pah-TEIN
- IPA
- /pe.ri.paˈteːin/
Meaning by language
- English
- to walk
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pe-ri-pa-TEIN
- sentence
ho LE-gōn en au-TOI ME-nein o-PHEI-lei ka-THŌS e-KEI-nos pe-ri-e-PA-tê-sen KAI au-TOS pe-ri-pa-TEIN
Exegesis
The finite verb opheilei {ὀφείλει | o-pheí-lei} introduces moral obligation, and the complementary infinitive peripatein {περιπατεῖν | pe-ri-pa-teîn} specifies the required pattern of life.
Root and etymology
pateōpi–alpha–tau–epsilon–omega
“to walk, tread”
In context — 1 John 2:6
The one who says he abides in Him ought also to live as that One lived .
About this coordinate
1 John 2:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 John 2:6, so the Greek word περιπατεῖν (peripatein) 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 1 John.2.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 John.2.6.W12.S1) and character.