John 14:2:18John.14.2.W18TAB
ἑτοιμάσαι
hetoimasai
“to prepare”
- Transliteration
- he-toi-MA-sai
- Extended
- he-toi-MA-sai
- IPA
- /he.toiˈma.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to prepare
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
he-toi-MA-sai
- phraseyour reading level
EI-pon AN hy-MIN HO-ti po-REU-o-mai he-toi-MA-sai TO-pon hy-MIN
- clause
ei DE MÊ EI-pon AN hy-MIN HO-ti po-REU-o-mai he-toi-MA-sai TO-pon hy-MIN
- sentence
en tê oi-KEE-a TOU pa-TROS mou mo-NAI pol-LAI EI-sin ei DE MÊ EI-pon AN hy-MIN HO-ti po-REU-o-mai he-toi-MA-sai TO-pon hy-MIN
Exegesis
The clause hoti poreuomai hetoimasai topon hymin {ὅτι πορεύομαι ἑτοιμάσαι τόπον ὑμῖν | hóti poreúomai hetoimásai tópon hymin} is best read as the content of what Jesus would have told them, not as a causal explanation; syntactically, poreuomai {πορεύομαι | poreúomai} ‘I am going’ is oriented toward the purpose infinitive hetoimasai {ἑτοιμάσαι | hetoimásai} ‘to prepare,’ so the movement itself carries forward-looking intent. The translation therefore preserves the reassurance, the abundance, and the purpose-driven motion without adding a causal “because” that the Greek does not require.
In context — John 14:2
In My Father’s house there are many dwelling places ; if that were not the case, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?
About this coordinate
John 14:2:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 14:2, so the Greek word ἑτοιμάσαι (hetoimasai) 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.14.2.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.2.W18.S1) and character.