John 16:25:15John.16.25.W15TAB
παρρησίᾳ
parrêsia
“plainly”
- Transliteration
- par-rê-SI-a
- Extended
- pahr-rê-SI-ah
- IPA
- /par.reː.ˈsi.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- plainly
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
par-rê-SI-a
- clause
ER-khe-tai HÔ-ra HO-te oo-KE-ti en pa-roi-MI-ais la-LÊ-sÔ hy-MIN al-LA par-rê-SI-a pe-RI tou pa-TROS a-paŋ-YE-LÔ hy-MIN
- sentence
TAU-ta en pa-roi-MI-ais le-LA-lê-ka hy-MIN ER-khe-tai HÔ-ra HO-te oo-KE-ti en pa-roi-MI-ais la-LÊ-sÔ hy-MIN al-LA par-rê-SI-a pe-RI tou pa-TROS a-paŋ-YE-LÔ hy-MIN
Exegesis
The adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | al-lá} signals a decisive turn, and parrēsia {παρρησίᾳ | parrēsíā} functions adverbially to describe speech that is open, direct, and unmasked.
Root and etymology
panpi alpha nu
“all speech; frank openness”
In context — John 16:25
I have told you these things in parables ; an hour is approaching when I will no longer use parables with you, but I will speak openly to you about the Father .
About this coordinate
John 16:25:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 16:25, so the Greek word παρρησίᾳ (parrêsia) 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.16.25.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.25.W15.S1) and character.