John 16:20:18John.16.20.W18TAB
λύπη
lypê
“sorrow”
- Transliteration
- LY-pê
- Extended
- LY-peh
- IPA
- /ˈly.pɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sorrow
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LY-pê
- phraseyour reading level
al hê LY-pê hy-MÔN eis kha-RAN ye-NÊ-se-tai
- clause
hy-MEIS ly-pê-THÊ-se-sthe al hê LY-pê hy-MÔN eis kha-RAN ye-NÊ-se-tai
- sentence
a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gō hy-MÎN HO-ti KLAU-se-te kai thrê-NÊ-se-te hy-MEIS ho de KOS-mos kha-RÊ-se-tai hy-MEIS ly-pê-THÊ-se-sthe al hê LY-pê hy-MÔN eis kha-RAN ye-NÊ-se-tai
Exegesis
The closing allʼ {ἀλλʼ | allʼ} ‘but’ introduces the turning point: hē lypē hymōn eis charan genēsetai {ἡ λύπη ὑμῶν εἰς χαρὰν γενήσεται | hē lý-pē hy-môn eis kha-rán ge-nḗ-se-tai} ‘your sorrow will become joy’ uses eis + accusative to express result, and genēsetai portrays an actual change of state rather than a mere replacement of one feeling with another.
Root and etymology
lypeōlambda upsilon pi epsilon omega
“to grieve, cause pain”
In context — John 16:20
I am telling you for certain: you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, yet your sorrow will become joy.
About this coordinate
John 16:20:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 16:20, so the Greek word λύπη (lypê) 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.16.20.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.20.W18.S1) and character.