John 14:17:9John.14.17.W9TAB
δύναται
dynatai
“able”
- Transliteration
- DY-na-tai
- Extended
- DY-na-tai
- IPA
- /ˈdy.na.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- able
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
DY-na-tai
- phraseyour reading level
HO ho KOS-mos ou DY-na-tai la-BEIN
- 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 construction ou dynatai labein {οὐ δύναται λαβεῖν | ou dý-na-tai la-beîn} joins present inability with an aorist infinitive, presenting a settled incapacity to receive the Spirit at all.
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 14:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 14:17, so the Greek word δύναται (dynatai) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.17.W9.S1) and character.