John 14:2:3John.14.2.W3TAB
οἰκίᾳ
oikeea
“house”
- Transliteration
- oi-KEE-a
- Extended
- oi-KEE-ah
- IPA
- /oiˈki.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- house
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oi-KEE-a
- clause
en tê oi-KEE-a TOU pa-TROS mou mo-NAI pol-LAI EI-sin
- 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 verse opens with a locative frame, en tē oikia tou patros mou {ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ τοῦ πατρός μου | en tē oikíā tou patrós mou} ‘in the house of My Father,’ which places the whole saying inside the Father’s domain and stresses possession through the genitive.
Root and etymology
oikosomicron iota kappa omicron sigma
“house, household”
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 14:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 14:2, so the Greek word οἰκίᾳ (oikeea) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.2.W3.S1) and character.