1 John 4:21:161 John.4.21.W16TAB
ἀδελφὸν
adelphon
“brother”
- Transliteration
- a-del-PHON
- Extended
- ah-dehl-PHOHN
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- brother
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-del-PHON
- sentence
KAI TAU-tēn tēn en-to-LĒN E-kho-men ap au-TOU HI-na ho a-ga-PŌN ton the-ON a-ga-PAI KAI ton a-del-PHON au-TOU
Root and etymology
Rootalpha delta epsilon lambda phi omicron sigma
“brother, from the same womb”
In context — 1 John 4:21
And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should also love his brother .
About this coordinate
1 John 4:21:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 John 4:21, so the Greek word ἀδελφὸν (adelphon) 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.4.21.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 John.4.21.W16.S1) and character.