John 15:19:21John.15.19.W21TAB
ἐξελεξάμην
ekseleksamên
“{I} chose”
- Transliteration
- ek-se-le-KSA-mên
- Extended
- ek-se-le-KSA-mên
- IPA
- /ek.se.le.ˈksa.meːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- {I} 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 | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-se-le-KSA-mên
- clause
ho-ti de ek tou KOS-mou ouk e-STE al e-GÔ ek-se-le-KSA-mên hy-MAS ek tou KOS-mou di-A TOU-to mi-SEI hy-MAS ho KOS-mos
- sentence
ei ek tou KOS-mou Ê-te ho KOS-mos AN to I-di-on e-PHI-lei ho-ti de ek tou KOS-mou ouk e-STE al e-GÔ ek-se-le-KSA-mên hy-MAS ek tou KOS-mou di-A TOU-to mi-SEI hy-MAS ho KOS-mos
Exegesis
The strong adversative allʼ {ἀλλʼ | all} pivots to the speaker’s decisive agency, with ego {ἐγώ | e-go} placed for emphasis before exelexamen {ἐξελεξάμην | ek-se-le-xa-men}, making the act of choosing the interpretive center of the sentence.
In context — John 15:19
If you were from the world, the world would favor its own; but because you are not from the world, instead I chose you out of the world; for this reason the world hates you.
About this coordinate
John 15:19:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of John 15:19, so the Greek word ἐξελεξάμην (ekseleksamên) 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.15.19.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.19.W21.S1) and character.