John 16:12:3John.16.12.W3TAB

ἔχω

ekhô

I have

Transliteration
E-khô
Extended
EH-khô
IPA
/ˈe.kʰɔː/

Meaning by language

English
I have

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Result
ἔ + χω
e + khô
ekhô

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Chih/kh — like Bach
Omegao — same as omicron

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Word in context

  1. word

    E-khô

  2. phraseyour reading level

    E-ti pol-LA E-khô hy-MEEN LE-yein

  3. sentence

    E-ti pol-LA E-khô hy-MEEN LE-yein al ou DY-nas-the bas-TA-zein AR-ti

Exegesis

Ἔτι {ἔτι | É-ti} ‘still, yet’ sets an ongoing temporal frame, while πολλὰ {πολλὰ | pol-lá} is fronted before ἔχω {ἔχω | é-khō} ‘I have’ so that the amount of unrevealed teaching is emphasized before the verb of possession.

Root and etymology

echōepsilon chi omega

to have, hold

In contextJohn 16:12

I still have further matters to tell you, but you are not able to carry them now.

About this coordinate

John 16:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 16:12, so the Greek word ἔχω (ekhô) 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.16.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.12.W3.S1) and character.