John 16:19:17John.16.19.W17TAB
Μικρὸν
mikron
“a little while”
- Transliteration
- mi-KRON
- Extended
- mih-KROHN
- IPA
- /mi.ˈkron/
Meaning by language
- English
- a little while
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-KRON
- clause
mi-KRON KAI OU the-o-REI-te me KAI PA-lin mi-KRON KAI OP-se-STHE me
- sentence
E-gno ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti Ê-the-lon au-TON e-rō-TAN KAI EI-pen au-TOIS pe-RI TOU-tou zê-TEI-te met al-LÊ-lōn HO-ti EI-pon mi-KRON KAI OU the-o-REI-te me KAI PA-lin mi-KRON KAI OP-se-STHE me
Exegesis
The repeated mikron {μικρόν | mi-KRON} frames two brief intervals, while ou theoreite me {οὐ θεωρεῖτέ με | ou the-ō-REI-te me} and opsesthe me {ὄψεσθέ με | OP-ses-the me} create a sharp contrast between present non-seeing and promised future sight. The translation keeps the statement form of the Greek, preserves the repeated time marker, and renders the temporal contrast in natural English without turning the line into a direct question.
Root and etymology
mikrosmu iota kappa rho omicron sigma
“small, short”
In context — John 16:19
Jesus knew that they wanted to ask Him, and He said to them, "Concerning this you are seeking among one another, because I said, 'A little while and you are not seeing Me, and again a little while and you will see Me.'"
About this coordinate
John 16:19:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 16:19, so the Greek word Μικρὸν (mikron) 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.16.19.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.19.W17.S1) and character.