John 15:14:9John.15.14.W9TAB
ἐντέλλομαι
entellomai
“command”
- Transliteration
- en-TEL-lo-mai
- Extended
- ehn-TEL-lo-mai
- IPA
- /enˈtel.lo.mai/
Meaning by language
- English
- command
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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
en-TEL-lo-mai
- sentence
hy-MEIS PHI-loi MOO es-TE e-AN poi-Ê-te HA e-GÔ en-TEL-lo-mai hy-MIN
Exegesis
The relative pronoun ha {ἃ | ha} gathers the commanded content into a single object, and ego {ἐγώ | egō} is explicit for emphasis before entellomai {ἐντέλλομαι | en-tél-lo-mai}, underscoring the personal authority of the speaker. Syntactically, the verse holds identity and obedience together: friendship is affirmed in the main clause, but the conditional clause shows that this relationship is evidenced by sustained responsiveness to Jesus’ commands.
Root and etymology
entellepsilon–nu–tau–epsilon–lambda–lambda
“to give a charge, command”
In context — John 15:14
You are My friends if you carry out what I command you.
About this coordinate
John 15:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 15:14, so the Greek word ἐντέλλομαι (entellomai) 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.15.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.14.W9.S1) and character.