John 16:29:8John.16.29.W8TAB
παρρησίᾳ
parrêsia
“openly”
- Transliteration
- par-rê-SI-a
- Extended
- par-rê-SI-a
- IPA
- /par.reːˈsi.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- openly
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
- phraseyour reading level
EE-de NYN en par-rê-SI-a la-LEIS
- 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
The phrase en parresia {ἐν παρρησίᾳ | en par-rē-síā} modifies laleis {λαλεῖς | la-leîs} and specifies the manner of speaking as open and unguarded.
Root and etymology
paspi alpha sigma
“full speech, frank openness”
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 16:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 16:29, 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.16.29.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.29.W8.S1) and character.