John 15:27:4John.15.27.W4TAB
μαρτυρεῖτε,
martyreite
“bear witness”
- Transliteration
- mar-ty-REI-te
- Extended
- mar-ty-REI-teh
- IPA
- /mar.tyˈrei.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- bear witness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mar-ty-REI-te
- phraseyour reading level
KAI hy-MEIS DE mar-ty-REI-te
- sentence
KAI hy-MEIS DE mar-ty-REI-te HO-ti ap ar-KHÊS met e-MOU ES-te
Exegesis
The verb martureite {μαρτυρεῖτε | martyreîte} ‘you bear witness’ is present tense, but in this farewell context it carries a forward-looking force, so English naturally expresses the expected outcome with a future modal.
Root and etymology
martysmu alpha rho tau upsilon sigma
“witness, one who gives evidence”
In context — John 15:27
And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning .
About this coordinate
John 15:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 15:27, so the Greek word μαρτυρεῖτε, (martyreite) 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.15.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.27.W4.S1) and character.