John 16:1:6John.16.1.W6TAB
σκανδαλισθῆτε.
skandalisthête
“you may not stumble”
- Transliteration
- skan-da-lis-THÊ-te
- Extended
- skahn-dah-lis-THÊH-teh
- IPA
- /skan.da.lis.ˈtʰeː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you may not stumble
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
skan-da-lis-THÊ-te
- sentence
TAU-ta le-LA-lê-ka hy-MEEN HI-na MÊ skan-da-lis-THÊ-te
Exegesis
The verb skandalisthēte {σκανδαλισθῆτε | skan-da-lis-thê-te} is an aorist passive subjunctive, “you might stumble / be caused to stumble,” expressing a potential event that the speaker aims to avert. The placement of the hina-clause at the end mirrors Greek rhetorical flow, where the reason or purpose is revealed after the statement of action; in English this is preserved by rendering “so that you may not stumble” or “to keep you from falling away,” keeping the logical relationship clear while maintaining natural word order.
In context — John 16:1
I have spoken these things to you so that you may not stumble .
About this coordinate
John 16:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 16:1, so the Greek word σκανδαλισθῆτε. (skandalisthête) 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.16.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.1.W6.S1) and character.