John 15:6:11John.15.6.W11TAB
κλῆμα
klêma
“branch”
- Transliteration
- KLÊ-ma
- Extended
- KLÊÊ-mah
- IPA
- /ˈkleː.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- branch
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
KLÊ-ma
- phraseyour reading level
e-BLÊ-thê EK-sô hôs to KLÊ-ma kai ek-se-RAN-thê
- sentence
e-AN MÊ tis ME-nêi en e-MOI e-BLÊ-thê EK-sô hôs to KLÊ-ma kai ek-se-RAN-thê kai sy-NA-gou-sin au-TA kai eis to PYR BAL-lou-sin kai KAI-e-tai
Exegesis
The aorist passives ἐβλήθη {ἐβλήθη | e-blḗ-thē} ‘was thrown’ and ἐξηράνθη {ἐξηράνθη | ex-ē-rán-thē} ‘withered’ present the rejection and decay as decisive outcomes, and ὡς τὸ κλῆμα {ὡς τὸ κλῆμα | hōs to klē-ma} ‘like the branch’ keeps the vineyard image concrete.
Root and etymology
Rootkappa lambda alpha omega
“to break off”
In context — John 15:6
If anyone does not remain in Me , he is thrown outside like the branch , and it withers; they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
About this coordinate
John 15:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of John 15:6, so the Greek word κλῆμα (klêma) 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.15.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.6.W11.S1) and character.