John 13:1:16John.13.1.W16TAB

μεταβῇ

metabê

he might depart

Transliteration
me-ta-BÊ
Extended
meh-tah-BÊE
IPA
/me.taˈbeː/

Meaning by language

English
he might depart

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Result
με + τα + βῇ
me + ta + bê
metabê

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father
Betav — as in victory
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    me-ta-BÊ

  2. sentence

    pro de tês he-or-TÊS tou PAS-kha ei-DÔS ho ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti ÊL-then au-TOU hê HÔ-ra HI-na me-ta-BÊ ek tou KOS-mou TOU-tou pros ton pa-TE-ra a-ga-PÊ-sas tous i-DI-oos tous en tôi KOS-moi eis TE-los ê-GA-pê-sen au-TOUS

Exegesis

The purpose clause hina metabē ek tou kosmou toutou pros ton patera {ἵνα μεταβῇ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου πρὸς τὸν πατέρα | hína metabḗ ek tou kósmou toútou prós ton patéra} uses the aorist subjunctive metabē to express Jesus’ intended departure from the current fallen world to the Father, blending spatial and theological motion.

In contextJohn 13:1

Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus , aware that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father , having loved His own who were in the world, continued to love them until the very end.

About this coordinate

John 13:1:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 13:1, so the Greek word μεταβῇ (metabê) 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.13.1.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.1.W16.S1) and character.