John 14:23:8John.14.23.W8TAB
ἀγαπᾷ
agapai
“loves”
- Transliteration
- a-ga-PAI
- Extended
- ah-gah-PAI
- IPA
- /a.gaˈpai/
Meaning by language
- English
- loves
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
a-ga-PAI
- phraseyour reading level
e-AN tis a-ga-PAI me ton LO-gon moo tê-RÊ-sei
- clause
e-AN tis a-ga-PAI me ton LO-gon moo tê-RÊ-sei KAI ho pa-TÊR moo a-ga-PÊ-sei au-TON KAI pros au-ton e-leu-SO-me-tha KAI mo-NÊN par au-TOI poi-Ê-SO-me-tha
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS KAI EI-pen au-TOI e-AN tis a-ga-PAI me ton LO-gon moo tê-RÊ-sei KAI ho pa-TÊR moo a-ga-PÊ-sei au-TON KAI pros au-ton e-leu-SO-me-tha KAI mo-NÊN par au-TOI poi-Ê-SO-me-tha
Exegesis
The core saying begins with ean tis agapa me {Ἐάν τις ἀγαπᾷ με | e-án tis a-ga-pâ me}, an open conditional clause that addresses anyone at all and presents love for Jesus as the governing condition.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha gamma alpha pi
“to love”
In context — John 14:23
Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word ; and My Father will love him, and We will come near to him and make Our dwelling with him.”
About this coordinate
John 14:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 14:23, so the Greek word ἀγαπᾷ (agapai) 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.14.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.23.W8.S1) and character.