1 John 4:21:21 John.4.21.W2TAB
ταύτην
tautēn
“this”
- Transliteration
- TAU-tēn
- Extended
- TAU-têhn
- IPA
- /ˈtau.tɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- this
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
TAU-tēn
- 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
Exegesis
The demonstrative phrase tauten ten entolen {ταύτην τὴν ἐντολήν | taútēn tḕn entolḗn} ‘this commandment’ refers back to the prior injunction.
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 4:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 John 4:21, so the Greek word ταύτην (tautēn) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 John.4.21.W2.S1) and character.