John 16:10:2John.16.10.W2TAB
δικαιοσύνης
dikaiosynês
“righteousness”
- Transliteration
- di-kai-o-SY-nês
- Extended
- di-kai-o-SY-nês
- IPA
- /di.kai.oˈsy.neːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteousness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-kai-o-SY-nês
- phraseyour reading level
pe-RI di-kai-o-SY-nês DE
- sentence
pe-RI di-kai-o-SY-nês DE HO-ti PROS TON pa-TE-ra hy-PA-gō KAI ou-KE-ti the-ō-rei-TE me
Exegesis
The verse begins with a topical prepositional phrase, peri dikaiosynes {περὶ δικαιοσύνης | perí dikaiosynēs} ‘about righteousness,’ which frames the subject before the explanation is given.
Root and etymology
dikaiosdelta iota kappa alpha iota omicron sigma
“just, upright”
In context — John 16:10
But as for righteousness , because I am going to the Father , and you will no longer behold Me.
About this coordinate
John 16:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 16:10, so the Greek word δικαιοσύνης (dikaiosynês) 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.16.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.10.W2.S1) and character.