John 13:14:15John.13.14.W15TAB
ὀφείλετε
opheilete
“ought”
- Transliteration
- o-PHEI-le-te
- Extended
- o-PHEI-le-te
- IPA
- /oˈpʰiː.le.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- ought
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-PHEI-le-te
- phraseyour reading level
KAI hy-MEIS o-PHEI-le-te al-LÊ-lÔN NIP-tein TOUS PO-das
- sentence
ei OUN e-GÔ E-nip-sa hy-MÔN TOUS PO-das ho KY-ree-os KAI ho di-DAS-ka-los KAI hy-MEIS o-PHEI-le-te al-LÊ-lÔN NIP-tein TOUS PO-das
Exegesis
Opheilete {ὀφείλετε | opheí-le-te} ‘are obligated’ governs the infinitive niptein {νίπτειν | níp-tein} ‘to wash’, expressing moral necessity, while allelon {ἀλλήλων | allḗ-lōn} ‘one another’ introduces reciprocity.
In context — John 13:14
If therefore I, the Lord and the Teacher , washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.
About this coordinate
John 13:14:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 13:14, so the Greek word ὀφείλετε (opheilete) 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.13.14.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.14.W15.S1) and character.