John 15:17:6John.15.17.W6TAB
ἀλλήλους.
allêloos
“one another”
- Transliteration
- al-LÊ-loos
- Extended
- al-LÊ-loos
- IPA
- /alˈleː.luːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- one another
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
al-LÊ-loos
- 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
allosalpha lambda lambda omicron sigma
“other, another”
In context — John 15:17
These things I command you, so that you may love one another.
About this coordinate
John 15:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 15:17, so the Greek word ἀλλήλους. (allêloos) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.17.W6.S1) and character.