John 16:29:11John.16.29.W11TAB
παροιμίαν
paroimian
“figurative speech”
- Transliteration
- pa-roi-MI-an
- Extended
- pa-roi-MI-an
- IPA
- /pa.roiˈmi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- figurative speech
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-roi-MI-an
- phraseyour reading level
KAI pa-roi-MI-an ou-de-MI-an LE-yeis
- clause
EE-de NYN en par-rê-SI-a la-LEIS KAI pa-roi-MI-an ou-de-MI-an LE-yeis
- sentence
LE-goo-sin hoi ma-thê-TAI au-TOU EE-de NYN en par-rê-SI-a la-LEIS KAI pa-roi-MI-an ou-de-MI-an LE-yeis
Exegesis
Kai {καὶ | kaí} links the second clause, paroimian oudemian legeis {παροιμίαν οὐδεμίαν λέγεις | pa-roi-mí-an ou-de-mí-an lé-geis}, where the fronted negated object heightens the contrast: Jesus is now speaking without figurative concealment. The English renderings preserve the same two-part antithesis between direct speech and indirect saying.
Root and etymology
parapi alpha rho alpha
“a saying placed beside the way, a proverb”
In context — John 16:29
His disciples said to Him, "Look, now You are speaking openly , and You are saying no proverb whatsoever."
About this coordinate
John 16:29:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of John 16:29, so the Greek word παροιμίαν (paroimian) 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.16.29.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.29.W11.S1) and character.