John 12:49:16John.12.49.W16TAB
τί
ti
“what”
- Transliteration
- TI
- Extended
- TIH
- IPA
- /ˈti/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
TI
- 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 parallel interrogative clauses, each introduced by ti {τί | tí} and governed by eipo {εἴπω | eíp-ō} and laleso {λαλήσω | la-lē-sō}, specify the content of that command in a twofold way: “what I should say” (content) and “what I should speak” (expression). This balanced pair creates rhetorical emphasis on Jesus’ total dependence on the Father’s directive for both the substance and manner of His speech. The English renderings preserve the causal “For,” the strong contrast “but,” and the rhythmic parallelism by repeating “what I should say and what I should speak.”
Root and etymology
timētau–iota–mu–ēta
“value, honor, price”
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 12:49:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 12:49, so the Greek word τί (ti) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.49.W16.S1) and character.