John 15:12:6John.15.12.W6TAB

ἐμὴ

emê

my

Transliteration
e-MÊ
Extended
e-MÊ
IPA
/eˈmeː/

Meaning by language

English
my

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Result
ἐ + μὴ
e + mê
emê

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-MÊ

  2. 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

egoepsilon gamma omega

I, me

In contextJohn 15:12

This commandment is Mine : that you love one another just as I have loved you.

About this coordinate

John 15:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 15:12, so the Greek word ἐμὴ (emê) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.12.W6.S1) and character.