John 16:27:15John.16.27.W15TAB
παρὰ
para
“from”
- Transliteration
- pa-RA
- Extended
- pa-RA
- IPA
- /paˈra/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
pa-RA
- phraseyour reading level
HO-ti hy-MEIS e-ME pe-phi-STEU-ka-te KAI pe-pi-STEU-ka-te HO-ti e-GÔ pa-RA TOU the-OO ek-SÊL-thon
- sentence
au-TOS GAR ho pa-TÊR phi-LEI hy-MAS HO-ti hy-MEIS e-ME pe-phi-STEU-ka-te KAI pe-pi-STEU-ka-te HO-ti e-GÔ pa-RA TOU the-OO ek-SÊL-thon
Exegesis
The second hoti {ὅτι | hóti} shifts from cause to content, introducing what they believe: egō {ἐγώ | egṓ} ‘I’ is placed with force at the start of the final clause, and para {παρά | pará} with the genitive tou theou {τοῦ θεοῦ | toû theoû} ‘of God’ marks source or provenance.
Root and etymology
parakaleōpi alpha rho alpha kappa alpha lambda epsilon omega
“to call alongside, encourage”
In context — John 16:27
For the Father Himself loves you, since you have loved Me and have believed that I came forth from God .
About this coordinate
John 16:27:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 16:27, so the Greek word παρὰ (para) 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.16.27.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.27.W15.S1) and character.