John 15:22:5John.15.22.W5TAB

ἐλάλησα

elalêsa

I spoke

Transliteration
e-LA-lê-sa
Extended
eh-LA-lê-sah
IPA
/e.ˈla.leː.sa/

Meaning by language

English
I spoke

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Result
ἐ + λά + λη + σα
e + la + lê + sa
elalêsa

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-LA-lê-sa

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ei MÊ ÊL-thon KAI e-LA-lê-sa au-TOIS

  3. clause

    ei MÊ ÊL-thon KAI e-LA-lê-sa au-TOIS ha-mar-TI-an ouk EI-kho-san

  4. sentence

    ei MÊ ÊL-thon KAI e-LA-lê-sa au-TOIS ha-mar-TI-an ouk EI-kho-san NYN DE PRO-pha-sin ouk E-khou-sin pe-RI TÊS ha-mar-TI-as au-TÔN

Exegesis

The paired aorist indicatives ēlthon kai elalēsa {ἦλθον καὶ ἐλάλησα | êlthon kaì elálēsa} combine Jesus’ coming and speaking as the decisive actions that trigger the verdict.

In contextJohn 15:22

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been accountable for sin; but now they have no pretext concerning their sin.

About this coordinate

John 15:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 15:22, so the Greek word ἐλάλησα (elalêsa) 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.15.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.22.W5.S1) and character.