John 15:20:28John.15.20.W28TAB
ὑμέτερον
hymeteron
“yours”
- Transliteration
- hy-ME-te-ron
- Extended
- hy-MEH-teh-rohn
- IPA
- /hyˈme.te.ron/
Meaning by language
- English
- yours
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-ME-te-ron
- phraseyour reading level
KAI TON hy-ME-te-ron tê-RÊ-sou-sin
- clause
EI TON LO-GON MOU e-TÊ-rê-san KAI TON hy-ME-te-ron tê-RÊ-sou-sin
- sentence
mnê-mo-NEU-e-te TOU LO-GOU HOU e-GÔ EI-pon hy-MIN OUK ES-tin DOU-los MEI-zôn TOU ky-RI-ou au-TOU EI e-ME e-DI-ŌK-san KAI hy-MAS di-ŌK-sou-sin EI TON LO-GON MOU e-TÊ-rê-san KAI TON hy-ME-te-ron tê-RÊ-sou-sin
Exegesis
The two ei-clauses form a balanced parallelism: ei eme edioxan kai hymas dioxousin {εἰ ἐμὲ ἐδίωξαν καὶ ὑμᾶς διώξουσιν | ei e-mé e-di-óx-an kai hy-más di-óx-ou-sin} and ei ton logon mou eteresan kai ton hymeteron teresousin {εἰ τὸν λόγον μου ἐτήρησαν καὶ τὸν ὑμέτερον τηρήσουσιν | ei ton ló-gon mou e-tē-re-san kai ton hy-mé-te-ron tē-rē-sou-sin}. In both, the aorist verbs describe the response already given, while the future verbs project that same pattern onto the disciples, turning the saying into a direct analogy between the speaker and his followers. The fronting of eme and hymas sharpens the contrast, and the repeated conditional structure gives the verse a measured, predictive force. In English, the saying is rendered with a proverb-like line and two matched conditionals so the logical symmetry remains clear.
In context — John 15:20
Keep in mind the word that I spoke to you: “A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will also keep yours.”
About this coordinate
John 15:20:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of John 15:20, so the Greek word ὑμέτερον (hymeteron) 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.15.20.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.20.W28.S1) and character.