John 16:7:17John.16.7.W17TAB
παράκλητος
paraklêtos
“Helper”
- Transliteration
- pa-RA-klê-tos
- Extended
- pah-RAH-klêh-tos
- IPA
- /paˈra.kleː.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- Helper
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-RA-klê-tos
- phraseyour reading level
ho pa-RA-klê-tos oo MÊ EL-thêi PROS hy-MAS
- clause
e-AN GAR MÊ a-PEL-thô ho pa-RA-klê-tos oo MÊ EL-thêi PROS hy-MAS
- sentence
e-AN GAR MÊ a-PEL-thô ho pa-RA-klê-tos oo MÊ EL-thêi PROS hy-MAS e-AN DE po-reu-THÔ PEM-psÔ au-TON PROS hy-MAS
Root and etymology
parakaleōpi alpha rho alpha kappa alpha lambda epsilon omega
“to call alongside, encourage”
In context — John 16:7
Yet I declare to you the truth : it is in your interest that I depart; for if I do not depart, the Comforter will certainly not come to you. But if I go, I will send Him to you.
About this coordinate
John 16:7:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 16:7, so the Greek word παράκλητος (paraklêtos) 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.16.7.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.7.W17.S1) and character.