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Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 Ὁ

   ho

   The one who
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 Ὁ λελουμένος ⸂οὐκ ἔχει χρείαν⸃ ⸂εἰ μὴ⸃ τοὺς πόδας νίψασθαι,

   ho le-lou-ME-nos ouk E-khei KHREI-an ei MÊ tous PO-das NI-psas-thai

   The one who has bathed not has need if not to wash the feet
3. clause🔊 Ὁ λελουμένος ⸂οὐκ ἔχει χρείαν⸃ ⸂εἰ μὴ⸃ τοὺς πόδας νίψασθαι, ἀλλʼ ἔστιν καθαρὸς ὅλος·

   ho le-lou-ME-nos ouk E-khei KHREI-an ei MÊ tous PO-das NI-psas-thai al ES-tin ka-tha-ROS HO-los

   The one who has bathed not has need if not to wash the feet but is whole clean
4. sentence🔊 λέγει αὐτῷ ⸀ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Ὁ λελουμένος ⸂οὐκ ἔχει χρείαν⸃ ⸂εἰ μὴ⸃ τοὺς πόδας νίψασθαι, ἀλλʼ ἔστιν καθαρὸς ὅλος· καὶ ὑμεῖς καθαροί ἐστε, ἀλλʼ οὐχὶ πάντες.

   LE-yei au-TOI ho ee-ay-SOOS ho le-lou-ME-nos ouk E-khei KHREI-an ei MÊ tous PO-das NI-psas-thai al ES-tin ka-tha-ROS HO-los kai hy-MEIS ka-tha-ROI ES-te al ou-KHI PAN-tes

   {the} Jesus {He} says to him The one who has bathed not has need if not to wash the feet but is whole clean and you clean are but not all

Exegesis

The explicit subject ho Iesous {ὁ Ἰησοῦς | ho Iē-soûs} ‘Jesus’ introduces the instruction.

Within His speech, the articular perfect participle ho leloumenos {ὁ λελουμένος | ho le-lou-mé-nos} ‘the one who has bathed’ functions as the subject, conveying a completed act with ongoing effect.

Root and etymology

kathar-🔊 καθαρ-kappa–alpha–theta–alpha–rho

“clean, pure, free from stain or guilt”

• 🔊 καθαρίζωka-tha-rí-zōto cleanse, make cleanMark 1:40
• 🔊 καθαρισμόςka-tha-ri-smóscleansing, purificationHebrews 1:3