John 15:16:2John.15.16.W2TAB
ὑμεῖς
hymeis
“you”
- Transliteration
- hy-MEIS
- Extended
- hy-MEIS
- IPA
- /hyˈmeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hy-MEIS
- phraseyour reading level
oukh hy-MEIS me ek-se-LEK-sas-the
- sentence
oukh hy-MEIS me ek-se-LEK-sas-the al e-GO ek-se-le-KSA-mên hy-MAS kai E-thê-ka hy-MAS HI-na hy-MEIS hy-PA-yê-te kai kar-PON PHE-rê-te kai ho kar-POS hy-MÔN ME-nê HI-na HO ti AN ai-TÊ-sê-te ton pa-TÊ-ra en tô o-NO-ma-ti mou DÔ hy-MEEN
Exegesis
The verse opens with a fronted negated clause, oukh hymeis me exelexasthe {οὐχ ὑμεῖς με ἐξελέξασθε | oukh hyméis me exeléxasthe} ‘not you chose me’, which places the disciples and the denial of their initiative before the verb for emphasis.
The first hina {ἵνα | hína} ‘so that’ clause introduces the purpose of that choice: hymeis hypagēte kai karpón phérēte {ὑμεῖς ὑπάγητε καὶ καρπὸν φέρητε | hyméis hypágēte kaí karpón phérēte} ‘you may go and bear fruit’ ties movement to productivity, so the disciples are sent into ongoing fruit-bearing.
In context — John 15:16
You did not choose Me , but I chose you and appointed you, so that you may go and bear fruit, and that your fruit may remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He may give to you.
About this coordinate
John 15:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 15:16, so the Greek word ὑμεῖς (hymeis) 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.15.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.16.W2.S1) and character.