John 13:3:10John.13.3.W10TAB
χεῖρας,
kheiras
“hands”
- Transliteration
- KHEI-ras
- Extended
- KHEI-rahs
- IPA
- /ˈkʰiː.ras/
Meaning by language
- English
- hands
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
KHEI-ras
- phraseyour reading level
ei-DŌS HO-ti PAN-ta E-dŌ-ken au-TŌ ho pa-TĒR eis tas KHEI-ras
- sentence
ei-DŌS HO-ti PAN-ta E-dŌ-ken au-TŌ ho pa-TĒR eis tas KHEI-ras kai HO-ti a-PO the-OU ek-SÊL-then kai pros ton the-ON hy-PA-yei
Exegesis
In the first clause, panta edoken auto ho pater {πάντα ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ πατήρ | pán-ta É-do-ken au-tôi ho pa-tḕr} presents the Father as subject, “all things” as direct object, and “to Him” as indirect object, with the prepositional phrase eis tas kheiras {εἰς τὰς χεῖρας | eis tas kheí-ras} ‘into the hands’ conveying entrustment of authority.
Root and etymology
Rootchi–epsilon–iota–rho
“hand, agency”
In context — John 13:3
Jesus , knowing that the Father had placed all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
About this coordinate
John 13:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 13:3, so the Greek word χεῖρας, (kheiras) 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.13.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.3.W10.S1) and character.