John 16:20:21John.16.20.W21TAB
χαρὰν
kharan
“joy”
- Transliteration
- kha-RAN
- Extended
- khah-RAHN
- IPA
- /kʰaˈran/
Meaning by language
- English
- joy
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-RAN
- 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
chairōchi alpha iota rho omega
“to rejoice, be glad”
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 16:20:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of John 16:20, so the Greek word χαρὰν (kharan) 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.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.20.W21.S1) and character.