John 16:5:6John.16.5.W6TAB
πέμψαντά
pempsanta
“one who sent”
- Transliteration
- PEM-PSAN-TA
- Extended
- PEHM-PSAHN-TAH
- IPA
- /pem.psan.ˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who sent
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PEM-PSAN-TA
- 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 preposition pros {πρὸς | prós} with the accusative object ton pempsanta me {τὸν πέμψαντά με | tón pémpsanta me} specifies directed movement toward a particular person, with the articular aorist participle pempsanta highlighting “the One who sent” as a defined, commissioning agent.
Root and etymology
pempōpi–epsilon–mu–pi–omega
“to send, dispatch”
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 16:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 16:5, so the Greek word πέμψαντά (pempsanta) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.5.W6.S1) and character.