John 15:12:4John.15.12.W4TAB
ἐντολὴ
entolê
“commandment”
- Transliteration
- en-to-LÊ
- Extended
- en-to-LÊ
- IPA
- /en.toˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- commandment
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
en-to-LÊ
- 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 copular estin {ἐστὶν | estín} then identifies the subject as hē entolē hē emē {ἡ ἐντολὴ ἡ ἐμὴ | hē entolḗ hē emḗ}, an emphatic article-noun-article-possessive pattern that marks the command as personally belonging to Jesus.
Root and etymology
entellomaiepsilon-nu-tau-epsilon-lambda-lambda-omicron-mu-alpha-iota
“to give orders, charge”
In context — John 15:12
This commandment is Mine : that you love one another just as I have loved you.
About this coordinate
John 15:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 15:12, so the Greek word ἐντολὴ (entolê) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.12.W4.S1) and character.