John 16:17:24John.16.17.W24TAB
ὄψεσθέ
opsesthê
“you will see”
- Transliteration
- OP-seS-thê
- Extended
- OHP-sehs-thê
- IPA
- /op.ses.ˈtʰeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you will see
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
OP-seS-thê
- phraseyour reading level
KAI PA-lin mi-KRON KAI OP-seS-thê 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
horaoomicron rough breathing rho alpha omega
“to see, 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 16:17:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of John 16:17, so the Greek word ὄψεσθέ (opsesthê) 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.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.17.W24.S1) and character.