1 John 3:13:21 John.3.13.W2TAB
θαυμάζετε
thaumadzete
“be amazed”
- Transliteration
- thau-MA-dze-te
- Extended
- thau-MAH-dzeh-teh
- IPA
- /tʰauˈma.dze.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- be amazed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
thau-MA-dze-te
- sentence
MÊ thau-MA-dze-te a-del-PHOI ei mi-SEI hy-MAS ho KOS-mos
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prohibitive imperative me thaumazete {μὴ θαυμάζετε | mē thaumázete} ‘do not marvel’, using a present active imperative plus negative particle to forbid astonishment.
In context — 1 John 3:13
Do not be amazed, brothers , if the world hates you.
About this coordinate
1 John 3:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 John 3:13, so the Greek word θαυμάζετε (thaumadzete) 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.3.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 John.3.13.W2.S1) and character.