John 14:17:4John.14.17.W4TAB
ἀληθείας,
alêtheias
“truth”
- Transliteration
- a-lê-THEI-as
- Extended
- a-lê-THEI-as
- IPA
- /a.leː.tʰeˈiː.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- truth
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-lê-THEI-as
- phraseyour reading level
TO PNEU-ma TÊS a-lê-THEI-as
- clause
TO PNEU-ma TÊS a-lê-THEI-as HO ho KOS-mos ou DY-na-tai la-BEIN HO-ti ou the-ô-REI au-TO ou-DE yi-NO-skei
- sentence
TO PNEU-ma TÊS a-lê-THEI-as HO ho KOS-mos ou DY-na-tai la-BEIN HO-ti ou the-ô-REI au-TO ou-DE yi-NO-skei hy-MEIS yi-NO-ske-te au-TO HO-ti par hy-MIN ME-nei KAI en hy-MIN ES-tai
Exegesis
The verse opens with the articular noun phrase to pneuma tēs alētheias {τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας | tò pneûma tês a-lē-theí-as} ‘the Spirit of truth’; the genitive tēs alētheias {τῆς ἀληθείας | tês a-lē-theí-as} functions as a genitive of quality, characterizing the Spirit by truth rather than adding a separate object.
Root and etymology
lanthanōlambda alpha nu theta alpha nu omega
“not hidden, reality”
In context — John 14:17
The Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it does not see Him nor know Him. You know Him, because He remains with you and will be in you.
About this coordinate
John 14:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 14:17, so the Greek word ἀληθείας, (alêtheias) 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.14.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.17.W4.S1) and character.