John 13:38:4John.13.38.W4TAB

ψυχήν

psykhên

life

Transliteration
psy-KHÊN
Extended
psy-KHÊÊN
IPA
/psyˈkʰeːn/

Meaning by language

English
life

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Result
ψυ + χήν
psy + khên
psykhên

Alphabet Analysis

Psips — as in lips
Upsiloni — as in machine
Chih/kh — like Bach
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    psy-KHÊN

  2. clause

    TÊN psy-KHÊN soo hy-PER e-MOO THÊ-seis

  3. sentence

    a-po-KRI-ne-tai ee-ay-SOOS TÊN psy-KHÊN soo hy-PER e-MOO THÊ-seis

Exegesis

The interrogative clause foregrounds ten psychēn sou {Τὴν ψυχήν σου | Tḕn psychḗn sou} ‘your life,’ underscoring the total self offered, while hyper emou {ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ | hypér emoû} ‘for Me’ frames the intended sacrifice toward Jesus.

Root and etymology

psych-psi upsilon chi

breath; life; self

In contextJohn 13:38

Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow until you deny Me three times.”

About this coordinate

John 13:38:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 13:38, so the Greek word ψυχήν (psykhên) 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.13.38.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.38.W4.S1) and character.