John 10:41:21John.10.41.W21TAB
ἀληθῆ
alêthê
“true”
- Transliteration
- a-lê-THÊ
- Extended
- ah-lê-THÊ
- IPA
- /a.lɛːˈtʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- true
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-lê-THÊ
- sentence
KAI pol-LOI ÊL-thon PROS au-TON KAI E-le-gon HO-ti i-ô-AN-nês MEN sê-MEI-on e-POI-Ê-sen oo-DEN PAN-ta DE HO-sa EI-pen i-ô-AN-nês pe-RI TOO-too a-lê-THÊ ÊN
Exegesis
The aorist eipen {εἶπεν | ei-pen} ‘he said’ summarizes his testimony, peri toutou {περὶ τούτου | pe-rí toú-tou} ‘concerning this one’ identifies the subject of that testimony, and the predicate adjective alēthē {ἀληθῆ | a-lē-thê} ‘true’ with ēn {ἦν | ên} ‘was’ states the settled conclusion: John’s words about Jesus were in fact true.
Root and etymology
lanthanōlambda alpha nu theta alpha nu omega
“not hidden, true, reliable”
In context — John 10:41
And many came to Him , and they were saying, “John indeed performed no sign , but everything that John said about this man was true.”
About this coordinate
John 10:41:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of John 10:41, so the Greek word ἀληθῆ (alêthê) 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.10.41.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.41.W21.S1) and character.