John 14:19:2John.14.19.W2TAB
μικρὸν
mikron
“a little while”
- Transliteration
- mi-KRON
- Extended
- mih-KROHN
- IPA
- /miˈkron/
Meaning by language
- English
- a little while
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-KRON
- phraseyour reading level
E-ti mi-KRON KAI ho KOS-mos me oo-KE-ti the-ô-REI
- sentence
E-ti mi-KRON KAI ho KOS-mos me oo-KE-ti the-ô-REI hy-MEIS de the-ô-rei-TE me HO-ti e-GÔ ZÔ KAI hy-MEIS ZÊ-se-te
Exegesis
The verse begins with the temporal frame eti mikron {ἔτι μικρὸν | é-ti mi-krón} ‘yet a little while,’ which compresses the waiting period into a brief horizon and prepares the reader for an imminent reversal.
Root and etymology
mikrosmu iota kappa rho omicron sigma
“small, brief”
In context — John 14:19
In a little while, the world will no longer see Me , but you will see Me. Since I live, you also will live.
About this coordinate
John 14:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 14:19, so the Greek word μικρὸν (mikron) 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.14.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.19.W2.S1) and character.