John 15:16:4John.15.16.W4TAB
ἐξελέξασθε,
ekseleksasthe
“{you} chose”
- Transliteration
- ek-se-LEK-sas-the
- Extended
- ehk-seh-LEK-sahs-theh
- IPA
- /ek.seˈlek.sas.tʰe/
Meaning by language
- English
- {you} chose
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ek-se-LEK-sas-the
- 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.
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 15:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 15:16, so the Greek word ἐξελέξασθε, (ekseleksasthe) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.16.W4.S1) and character.