John 15:1:4John.15.1.W4TAB
ἄμπελος
ampelos
“vine”
- Transliteration
- AM-pe-los
- Extended
- AM-pe-los
- IPA
- /ˈam.pe.los/
Meaning by language
- English
- vine
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
AM-pe-los
- phraseyour reading level
e-GO EI-mi hê AM-pe-los hê a-lê-thi-NÊ
- sentence
e-GO EI-mi hê AM-pe-los hê a-lê-thi-NÊ KAI ho pa-TÊR mou ho ye-ôr-GOS ES-tin
Exegesis
The predicate phrase hē ampelos hē alēthinē {ἡ ἄμπελος ἡ ἀληθινή | hē ám-pe-los hē a-lē-thi-nḗ} uses the article-noun-article-adjective pattern to mark the vine as both definite and uniquely characterized by truth.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha mu pi epsilon lambda
“vine, grapevine”
In context — John 15:1
I am the vine, the one that is true, and My Father is the cultivator.
About this coordinate
John 15:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 15:1, so the Greek word ἄμπελος (ampelos) 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.15.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.1.W4.S1) and character.