John 15:17:5John.15.17.W5TAB
ἀγαπᾶτε
agapate
“you love”
- Transliteration
- a-ga-PA-te
- Extended
- a-ga-PA-te
- IPA
- /a.gaˈpaː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you 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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ga-PA-te
- sentence
TAU-ta en-TEL-lo-mai hy-MEEN HI-na a-ga-PA-te al-LÊ-loos
Exegesis
Within that clause, agapate {ἀγαπᾶτε | a-ga-pâ-te} ‘you love’ is a present subjunctive, which naturally carries an ongoing, continuous sense in context, while allelous {ἀλλήλους | al-lḗ-lous} ‘one another’ makes the action explicitly mutual. The English renderings preserve the fronted emphasis of tauta, keep the purpose relation clear with “so that,” and vary the wording of the command in the dynamic line to sound more natural while still retaining the mutual-love force of the Greek.
Root and etymology
agapaōalpha gamma alpha pi alpha omega
“to love with committed care”
In context — John 15:17
These things I command you, so that you may love one another.
About this coordinate
John 15:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 15:17, so the Greek word ἀγαπᾶτε (agapate) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.17.W5.S1) and character.