John 16:6:4John.16.6.W4TAB
λελάληκα
lelalêka
“I have spoken”
- Transliteration
- le-LA-lê-ka
- Extended
- leh-LAH-lê-kah
- IPA
- /le.ˈla.leː.ka/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have spoken
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-LA-lê-ka
- sentence
al HO-ti TAU-ta le-LA-lê-ka hy-MEEN hê LY-pê pe-PLÊ-rô-ken hy-MÔN TÊN kar-DI-an
Exegesis
Tauta {ταῦτα | tau-ta} points back to the preceding discourse and functions as the object of lelaleka {λελάληκα | le-la-lē-ka} ‘I have spoken’, whose perfect form presents Jesus’ speech as complete yet still effective in the present.
Root and etymology
laleolambda alpha lambda epsilon omega
“to speak”
In context — John 16:6
But because I have spoken these things to you, anguish has taken hold of your heart.
About this coordinate
John 16:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 16:6, so the Greek word λελάληκα (lelalêka) 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.16.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.6.W4.S1) and character.