John 16:25:7John.16.25.W7TAB

ὥρα

hôra

hour

Transliteration
HÔ-ra
Extended
HÔ-rah
IPA
/ˈhɔː.ra/

Meaning by language

English
hour

Greek · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
ὥ + ρα
hô + ra
hôra

Alphabet Analysis

Omegao — same as omicron
Rhor — rolled r
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    HÔ-ra

  2. 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

  3. 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 perfect tense lelalēka {λελάληκα | le-lá-lē-ka} presents His earlier teaching as completed yet still relevant, while erchetai hōra {ἔρχεται ὥρα | ér-khe-tai hṓ-ra} uses the present tense for imminent future to stress that the change is close at hand.

Root and etymology

hōraomega rho alpha

hour, time, season

In contextJohn 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 16:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 16:25, so the Greek word ὥρα (hôra) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.25.W7.S1) and character.