John 14:8:4John.14.8.W4TAB
Κύριε,
kyrie
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- KY-ri-e
- Extended
- KY-ri-e
- IPA
- /ˈky.ri.e/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lord
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KY-ri-e
- clause
KY-ri-e DEI-kson hê-MEEN ton pa-TE-ra kai ar-KEI hê-MEEN
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOI PHI-lip-pos KY-ri-e DEI-kson hê-MEEN ton pa-TE-ra kai ar-KEI hê-MEEN
Exegesis
The vocative Kyrie {Κύριε | Ký-ri-e} marks direct and reverent address, and the aorist imperative deixon {δεῖξον | deî-xon} gives the request sharp, urgent force.
Root and etymology
kyrioskappa upsilon rho iota omicron sigma
“lord, master”
In context — John 14:8
Philip said to Him, “Lord , show us the Father , and it is sufficient for us.”
About this coordinate
John 14:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 14:8, so the Greek word Κύριε, (kyrie) 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.14.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.8.W4.S1) and character.