John 16:13:8John.16.13.W8TAB
ἀληθείας,
alêtheias
“truth”
- Transliteration
- a-lê-THEI-as
- Extended
- ah-lê-THEI-ahs
- IPA
- /a.lɛː.tʰeˈi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- truth
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-lê-THEI-as
- phraseyour reading level
TO PNEU-ma TÊS a-lê-THEI-as
- 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
That subject is then identified in apposition by to pneuma tēs alētheias {τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας | tò pneû-ma tēs a-lē-theí-as}, which defines the Spirit by relation to truth rather than by mere description of quality.
The main clause hodēgēsei hymas en tē alētheia pasē {ὁδηγήσει ὑμᾶς ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ πάσῃ | ho-dē-gé-sei hy-mâs en tē a-le-theí-a pá-sē} uses a future indicative to promise continuing guidance, while en with the dative places the disciples within the sphere of comprehensive truth.
Root and etymology
aletheesalpha lambda eta theta eta sigma
“true, unconcealed”
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 16:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 16:13, so the Greek word ἀληθείας, (alêtheias) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.13.W8.S1) and character.