John 13:5:2John.13.5.W2TAB
βάλλει
ballei
“pours”
- Transliteration
- BAL-lei
- Extended
- BAL-lei
- IPA
- /ˈbal.liː/
Meaning by language
- English
- pours
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
BAL-lei
- phraseyour reading level
EI-ta BAL-lei HY-dôr eis ton nip-TÊ-ra
- sentence
EI-ta BAL-lei HY-dôr eis ton nip-TÊ-ra KAI ÊR-ksa-to NIP-tein tous PO-das TÔN ma-thê-TÔN KAI ek-MAS-sein TÔI len-TI-ôi hôi ÊN di-e-zôs-ME-nos
Exegesis
The historical present ballei {βάλλει | bál-lei} ‘he pours’ creates vividness in the storytelling, followed by the prepositional phrase eis ton niptera {εἰς τὸν νιπτῆρα | eis tón nip-tê-ra} that specifies the goal of the action, “into the basin.”
In context — John 13:5
Then He pours water into the basin and begins to wash the feet of the disciples and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.
About this coordinate
John 13:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 13:5, so the Greek word βάλλει (ballei) 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.13.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.5.W2.S1) and character.