John 12:49:14John.12.49.W14TAB
ἐντολὴν
entolên
“a commandment”
- Transliteration
- en-to-LÊN
- Extended
- ehn-toh-LAYN
- IPA
- /en.toˈlɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a commandment
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
en-to-LÊN
- sentence
HO-ti e-GO eks e-mau-TOU ouk e-LA-lê-sa al ho PEM-psas me pa-TÊR au-TOS moi en-to-LÊN DE-dō-ken TI EI-pō KAI TI la-LÊ-sō
Exegesis
The dative moi {μοι | moi} and the object entolen {ἐντολήν | en-to-lēn} depend on the perfect verb dedoken {δέδωκεν | dé-dō-ken}, which portrays the giving of the command as a past act with ongoing validity.
Root and etymology
entellomaiepsilon–nu–tau–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to order, command”
In context — John 12:49
For I have not spoken from Myself, but the Father who sent Me, He Himself has given Me a commandment—what I should say and what I should speak.
About this coordinate
John 12:49:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 12:49, so the Greek word ἐντολὴν (entolên) 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.12.49.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.49.W14.S1) and character.