John 13:16:12John.13.16.W12TAB
οὐδὲ
oude
“nor”
- Transliteration
- ou-DE
- Extended
- ou-DEH
- IPA
- /uːˈde/
Meaning by language
- English
- nor
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ou-DE
- phraseyour reading level
OUK ES-tin DOU-los MEI-zōn TOU ky-REE-ou au-TOU ou-DE a-PO-sto-los MEI-zōn TOU PEMP-san-tos au-TON
- sentence
a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gō hy-MEEN OUK ES-tin DOU-los MEI-zōn TOU ky-REE-ou au-TOU ou-DE a-PO-sto-los MEI-zōn TOU PEMP-san-tos au-TON
Exegesis
The coordinating particle oude {οὐδὲ | oudé} ‘nor’ introduces a parallel comparison: apostolos {ἀπόστολος | apóstolos} ‘envoy’ is also evaluated as meizōn compared with tou pempsantos auton {τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτόν | toû pémp-santos autón} ‘the one who sent him’. This proverb-like parallelism highlights the hierarchy of service. In translation, the formal reconstruction uses “greater” to reflect the comparative form, while the dynamic reconstruction employs “above” for a natural expression of status.
In context — John 13:16
Truly, truly, I tell you, a slave is not greater than his master, and a messenger is not greater than the one who sent him.
About this coordinate
John 13:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 13:16, so the Greek word οὐδὲ (oude) 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.13.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.16.W12.S1) and character.