John 16:8:11John.16.8.W11TAB
δικαιοσύνης
dikaiosynês
“righteousness”
- Transliteration
- di-kai-o-SY-nês
- Extended
- di-kai-o-SY-nês
- IPA
- /di.kai.oˈsy.neːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteousness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-kai-o-SY-nês
- sentence
KAI el-THŌN e-KEI-nos e-LENGK-sei ton KOS-mon pe-RI ha-mar-TI-as KAI pe-RI di-kai-o-SY-nês KAI pe-RI KRI-se-ōs
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} links this clause as a continuation of Jesus’ discourse.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–iota–kappa–alpha–iota–omicron–sigma
“just, righteous”
In context — John 16:8
And when He comes, He will bring the world under conviction concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment.
About this coordinate
John 16:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of John 16:8, so the Greek word δικαιοσύνης (dikaiosynês) 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.16.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.8.W11.S1) and character.