John 16:13:23John.16.13.W23TAB
λαλήσει,
lalêsei
“he will speak”
- Transliteration
- la-LÊ-sei
- Extended
- lah-LÊ-sei
- IPA
- /la.ˈlɛː.siː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will speak
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
la-LÊ-sei
- phraseyour reading level
al HO-sa a-KOU-sei la-LÊ-sei
- sentence
HO-tan DE EL-thê e-KEI-nos TO PNEU-ma TÊS a-lê-THEI-as ho-dê-YÊI-sei hy-MAS en têi a-lê-THEI-a PA-sêi ou gar la-LÊ-sei apʰ he-au-TOU al HO-sa a-KOU-sei la-LÊ-sei KAI TA er-KHO-me-na a-naNG-YE-LEI hy-MIN
Exegesis
The explanatory clause ou gar lalēsei aph’ heautou {οὐ γὰρ λαλήσει ἀφʼ ἑαυτοῦ | ou gàr la-lé-sei aph he-au-toû} denies self-originating speech, stressing that the Spirit does not speak independently.
The contrastive clause all’ hosa akousei lalēsei {ἀλλʼ ὅσα ἀκούσει λαλήσει | all’ hó-sa a-koú-sei la-lé-sei} ties speech to hearing, and the repetition of lalēsei reinforces faithful transmission rather than spontaneous invention.
In context — John 16:13
But when that One, the Spirit of truth , comes, He will conduct you into the whole truth; for He will not speak from Himself, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and the things to come , He will declare to you.
About this coordinate
John 16:13:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of John 16:13, so the Greek word λαλήσει, (lalêsei) 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.16.13.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.13.W23.S1) and character.