2 John 1:2:32 John.1.2.W3TAB
ἀλήθειαν
alaytheian
“truth”
- Transliteration
- a-LAY-thei-an
- Extended
- ah-LAY-thei-ahn
- IPA
- /aˈlɛː.tʰeː.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- truth
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LAY-thei-an
- sentence
di-A tên a-LAY-thei-an tên ME-nou-san en hê-MEEN kai meth hê-MON ES-tai eis ton ai-Ô-na
Exegesis
The verse consists of a single causal prepositional phrase introduced by dia ten aletheian {διὰ τὴν ἀλήθειαν | di-á tḕn a-lḗ-thei-an} “for the sake of the truth,” which undergirds the surrounding salutations.
Root and etymology
alethesalpha–lambda–eta–theta–eta–sigma
“not hidden, genuine”
In context — 2 John 1:2
This is for the sake of the truth —the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever .
About this coordinate
2 John 1:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 John 1:2, so the Greek word ἀλήθειαν (alaytheian) 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 2 John.1.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 John.1.2.W3.S1) and character.