John 16:21:20John.16.21.W20TAB
θλίψεως
thlipsêos
“distress”
- Transliteration
- THLI-psê-os
- Extended
- THLI-psê-os
- IPA
- /ˈtʰli.pse.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- distress
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
THLI-psê-os
- phraseyour reading level
oo-KE-ti mnê-mo-NEU-ei tês THLI-psê-os di-A tên kha-RAN HO-ti e-yen-NÊ-thê AN-thrô-pos eis ton KOS-mon
- clause
HO-tan de yen-NÊ-sêi to pai-DI-on oo-KE-ti mnê-mo-NEU-ei tês THLI-psê-os di-A tên kha-RAN HO-ti e-yen-NÊ-thê AN-thrô-pos eis ton KOS-mon
- sentence
hê gy-NÊ HO-tan TIK-têi LY-pên E-khei HO-ti ÊL-then hê HÔ-ra au-TÊS HO-tan de yen-NÊ-sêi to pai-DI-on oo-KE-ti mnê-mo-NEU-ei tês THLI-psê-os di-A tên kha-RAN HO-ti e-yen-NÊ-thê AN-thrô-pos eis ton KOS-mon
In context — John 16:21
A woman in labor suffers because her hour has come; but once she has brought forth the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a human being has been born into the world.
About this coordinate
John 16:21:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of John 16:21, so the Greek word θλίψεως (thlipsêos) 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.16.21.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.21.W20.S1) and character.