John 15:13:3John.15.13.W3TAB
ἀγάπην
agapên
“love”
- Transliteration
- a-GA-pên
- Extended
- ah-GA-pên
- IPA
- /aˈga.peːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- love
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-GA-pên
- phraseyour reading level
MEI-zo-na TAU-tês a-GA-pên ou-DEIS E-khei
- sentence
MEI-zo-na TAU-tês a-GA-pên ou-DEIS E-khei HI-na tis TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOU THÊI hy-PER TÔN PHI-lôn au-TOU
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the fronted comparative phrase meizona tautes agapen {μείζονα ταύτης ἀγάπην | meí-zo-na taú-tēs a-gá-pēn} ‘greater love than this’, placing the quality of love before the main assertion so the emphasis falls on the standard being surpassed.
Root and etymology
agapaōalpha gamma alpha pi alpha omega
“to love with devoted concern”
In context — John 15:13
There is no love greater than this: that a person should lay down his life for his friends.
About this coordinate
John 15:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 15:13, so the Greek word ἀγάπην (agapên) 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.15.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.13.W3.S1) and character.