John 15:12:11John.15.12.W11TAB
ἠγάπησα
êgapêsa
“I loved”
- Transliteration
- ê-GA-pê-sa
- Extended
- ê-GA-pê-sa
- IPA
- /eˈga.peː.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- I loved
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
ê-GA-pê-sa
- sentence
HAU-tê es-TIN hê en-to-LÊ hê e-MÊ HI-na a-ga-PA-te al-LÊ-loos ka-THÔS ê-GA-pê-sa hy-MAS
Exegesis
The comparative kathōs {καθὼς | kathṓs} establishes Jesus’ own action as the norm, and ēgapēsa {ἠγάπησα | ēgápēsa} presents His love as a decisive completed act that sets the pattern for theirs.
In context — John 15:12
This commandment is Mine : that you love one another just as I have loved you.
About this coordinate
John 15:12:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of John 15:12, so the Greek word ἠγάπησα (êgapêsa) 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.15.12.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.12.W11.S1) and character.