John 1:16:6John.1.16.W6TAB

ἡμεῖς

hêmeis

we

Transliteration
hê-MEIS
Extended
hê-MEIS
IPA
/hɛːˈmeːs/

Meaning by language

English
we

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Result
ἡ + μεῖς
hê + meis
hêmeis

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Mum — as in mother
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    hê-MEIS

  2. sentence

    HO-ti ek TOU plê-RÔ-ma-tos au-TOU hê-MEIS PAN-tes e-LA-bo-men KAI KHA-rin an-TI KHA-ri-tos

Exegesis

The explicit subject hemeis pantes {ἡμεῖς πάντες | hē-meîs pán-tes} “we all” is placed before the verb for emphasis, underscoring the universality of those who receive.

In contextJohn 1:16

For from His fullness we have all received, and grace in place of grace.

About this coordinate

John 1:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 1:16, so the Greek word ἡμεῖς (hêmeis) 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 John.1.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.16.W6.S1) and character.