John 13:14:16John.13.14.W16TAB
ἀλλήλων
allêlôn
“of one another”
- Transliteration
- al-LÊ-lÔN
- Extended
- al-LÊ-lÔN
- IPA
- /alˈleː.lɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of one another
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-LÊ-lÔN
- 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.
Root and etymology
allelōnalpha–lambda–lambda–eta–lambda–omega–nu
“of one another”
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 13:14:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 13:14, so the Greek word ἀλλήλων (allêlôn) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.14.W16.S1) and character.