John 16:17:18John.16.17.W18TAB
θεωρεῖτέ
theôreite
“you see”
- Transliteration
- the-ô-rei-TE
- Extended
- tʰeh-ô-rei-TEH
- IPA
- /tʰe.o.reiˈte/
Meaning by language
- English
- you see
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
the-ô-rei-TE
- phraseyour reading level
mi-KRON KAI OU the-ô-rei-TE me
- clause
mi-KRON KAI OU the-ô-rei-TE me KAI PA-lin mi-KRON KAI OP-seS-thê me
- sentence
EI-pan OUN ek TÔN ma-thê-TÔN au-TOU pros al-LÊ-lous TI es-TIN TOU-to ho LE-yei hê-MIN mi-KRON KAI OU the-ô-rei-TE me KAI PA-lin mi-KRON KAI OP-seS-thê me KAI HO-ti hy-PA-gô pros ton pa-TE-ra
Exegesis
The contrast between theōreite {θεωρεῖτέ | the-ō-reî-te} and opseisthe {ὄψεσθέ | óp-se-sthe} marks a movement from non-seeing to seeing, and the English rendering smooths the Greek present/future sequence into natural predictive speech.
Root and etymology
theoreotheta epsilon omega rho epsilon omega
“to observe, watch, perceive”
In context — John 16:17
Therefore, some of His disciples said to one another, “What is this that He says to us: ‘A little while and you will not see Me, and again a little while and you will see Me,’ and, ‘Because I am going to the Father .’?”
About this coordinate
John 16:17:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 16:17, so the Greek word θεωρεῖτέ (theôreite) 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.16.17.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.17.W18.S1) and character.