John 11:21:8John.11.21.W8TAB
Κύριε,
kyreee
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- KY-ree-e
- Extended
- KY-ree-e
- IPA
- /ˈky.ri.e/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lord
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KY-ree-e
- clause
KY-ree-e ei ÊS HÔ-de ouk AN a-PE-tha-nen ho a-del-PHOS mou
- sentence
EI-pen OUN hê MAR-tha PROS TON ee-ay-SOON KY-ree-e ei ÊS HÔ-de ouk AN a-PE-tha-nen ho a-del-PHOS mou
Exegesis
Kyrie {Κύριε | Kýrie} interrupts the narrative with a personal address, so the sentence shifts from report into lament.
Root and etymology
kyrioskappa–upsilon–rho–iota–omicron–sigma
“master, lord, authority”
In context — John 11:21
Then Martha said to Jesus , “Lord , had You been present, my brother would not have died.”
About this coordinate
John 11:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 11:21, so the Greek word Κύριε, (kyreee) 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.11.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.11.21.W8.S1) and character.