John 16:27:5John.16.27.W5TAB
φιλεῖ
philei
“loves”
- Transliteration
- phi-LEI
- Extended
- phi-LEI
- IPA
- /pʰiˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- loves
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
phi-LEI
- phraseyour reading level
au-TOS GAR ho pa-TÊR phi-LEI hy-MAS
- 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 article-noun unit ho patēr {ὁ πατὴρ | ho patḗr} functions as the subject of philei {φιλεῖ | phileî} ‘loves,’ and humas {ὑμᾶς | humâs} marks the direct recipients of that affection.
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 16:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 16:27, so the Greek word φιλεῖ (philei) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.27.W5.S1) and character.