John 12:49:6John.12.49.W6TAB
ἐλάλησα
elalêsa
“I spoke”
- Transliteration
- e-LA-lê-sa
- Extended
- eh-LA-leh-sah
- IPA
- /eˈla.lɛː.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- I spoke
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
e-LA-lê-sa
- 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 verb elalesa {ἐλάλησα | e-lá-lē-sa} presents His speaking as a complete whole, framed negatively by ouk {οὐκ | ouk}, so the entire teaching ministry is in view.
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 12:49:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 12:49, so the Greek word ἐλάλησα (elalêsa) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.49.W6.S1) and character.