John 15:12:9John.15.12.W9TAB
ἀλλήλους
allêloos
“one another”
- Transliteration
- al-LÊ-loos
- Extended
- al-LÊ-loos
- IPA
- /alˈleː.luːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- one another
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
al-LÊ-loos
- 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
Within that clause, agapate {ἀγαπᾶτε | agapâte} is placed early for emphasis and carries the force of sustained, ongoing action, while allēlous {ἀλλήλους | allḗlous} expresses reciprocal love within the disciple community.
Root and etymology
allosalpha-lambda-lambda-omicron-sigma
“other, another”
In context — John 15:12
This commandment is Mine : that you love one another just as I have loved you.
About this coordinate
John 15:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 15:12, so the Greek word ἀλλήλους (allêloos) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.12.W9.S1) and character.