John 16:5:12John.16.5.W12TAB
ἐρωτᾷ
erōtai
“asks”
- Transliteration
- e-rō-TAI
- Extended
- eh-rō-TAI
- IPA
- /e.rɔː.ˈtai/
Meaning by language
- English
- asks
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-rō-TAI
- clause
NYN DE hy-PA-gō PROS TON PEM-PSAN-TA ME KAI ou-de-EIS EKS hy-MŌN e-rō-TAI ME
- sentence
NYN DE hy-PA-gō PROS TON PEM-PSAN-TA ME KAI ou-de-EIS EKS hy-MŌN e-rō-TAI ME POU hy-PA-yeis
Exegesis
The present indicative erōta {ἐρωτᾷ | erōtâi} “asks” depicts ongoing or characteristic inquiry, which here is conspicuously absent.
Root and etymology
erōtaōepsilon–rho–omega–tau–alpha–omega
“to ask, inquire”
In context — John 16:5
But now I am going to the One who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, “Where are You going?”
About this coordinate
John 16:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 16:5, so the Greek word ἐρωτᾷ (erōtai) 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.16.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.5.W12.S1) and character.