John 14:22:12John.14.22.W12TAB
μέλλεις
melleis
“you are about to”
- Transliteration
- MEL-leis
- Extended
- MEHL-leis
- IPA
- /ˈmel.leːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- you are about to
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
MEL-leis
- phraseyour reading level
TI YE-go-nen HO-ti hê-MIN MEL-leis em-pha-NI-zein se-au-TON KAI oo-KHI TOI KOS-moi
- clause
KY-ri-e TI YE-go-nen HO-ti hê-MIN MEL-leis em-pha-NI-zein se-au-TON KAI oo-KHI TOI KOS-moi
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOI i-OO-das oo-kh ho i-ska-ri-O-tês KY-ri-e TI YE-go-nen HO-ti hê-MIN MEL-leis em-pha-NI-zein se-au-TON KAI oo-KHI TOI KOS-moi
Exegesis
The clause hēmin melleis emphanizein seauton {ἡμῖν μέλλεις ἐμφανίζειν σεαυτὸν | hē-mîn mél-leis em-pha-ní-zein se-au-tón} expresses intended imminence, with the infinitive completing the sense of expectation and the reflexive pronoun centering the action on Jesus Himself.
In context — John 14:22
Judas, not the Iscariot, says to Him, “Lord , what has happened that You are about to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”
About this coordinate
John 14:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 14:22, so the Greek word μέλλεις (melleis) 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.14.22.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.22.W12.S1) and character.