John 15:17:2John.15.17.W2TAB
ἐντέλλομαι
entellomai
“I command”
- Transliteration
- en-TEL-lo-mai
- Extended
- en-TEL-lo-mai
- IPA
- /enˈtel.lo.mai/
Meaning by language
- English
- I 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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Word in context
- word
en-TEL-lo-mai
- sentence
TAU-ta en-TEL-lo-mai hy-MEEN HI-na a-ga-PA-te al-LÊ-loos
Exegesis
The main verb entellomai {ἐντέλλομαι | en-tél-lo-mai} ‘I command’ is a present form, presenting the speaker’s charge as direct and presently binding; the first person is built into the verb and the wider discourse identifies Jesus as the speaker.
Root and etymology
tellōtau epsilon lambda lambda omega
“to order, charge”
In context — John 15:17
These things I command you, so that you may love one another.
About this coordinate
John 15:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 15:17, 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.15.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.17.W2.S1) and character.