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

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Result
ἐν + το + λὴν
en + to + lên
entolên

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new
Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    en-to-LÊN

  2. 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 contextJohn 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.