John 16:24:4John.16.24.W4TAB
ᾐτήσατε
êitêsate
“you have asked”
- Transliteration
- êi-TÊ-sa-te
- Extended
- êi-TÊ-sah-teh
- IPA
- /eːi.ˈteː.sa.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you have asked
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
êi-TÊ-sa-te
- clause
HE-ôs AR-ti ook êi-TÊ-sa-te oo-DEN en tôi o-NO-ma-TI moo
- sentence
HE-ôs AR-ti ook êi-TÊ-sa-te oo-DEN en tôi o-NO-ma-TI moo ai-TEI-te KAI LÊM-pse-sthe HI-na hê kha-RA hy-MÔN ÊI pe-plÊ-rÔ-ME-nÊ
Exegesis
The negated aorist clause ouk eitesate ouden {οὐκ ᾐτήσατε οὐδὲν | ouk ēitḗsate oudén} summarizes their earlier praying as a completed whole marked by the absence of asking.
In context — John 16:24
Up to now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask, and you will receive, so that your joy may be brought to fullness.
About this coordinate
John 16:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 16:24, so the Greek word ᾐτήσατε (êitêsate) 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.16.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.24.W4.S1) and character.