John 17:12:27John.17.12.W27TAB
ἀπωλείας,
apôleias
“destruction”
- Transliteration
- a-pô-LEI-as
- Extended
- ah-pô-LEI-ahs
- IPA
- /a.po.ˈliː.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- destruction
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-pô-LEI-as
- phraseyour reading level
kai ou-DEIS eks au-TÔN a-PÔ-le-to ei mê ho hy-HOS TÊS a-pô-LEI-as
- sentence
HO-te Ê-men met au-TÔN e-GÔ e-TÊ-roun au-TOUS en TÔI o-NO-ma-TI sou hôi DE-dô-kas moi kai e-PHY-lak-sa kai ou-DEIS eks au-TÔN a-PÔ-le-to ei mê ho hy-HOS TÊS a-pô-LEI-as HI-na hê gra-PHÊ plê-rô-THÊ
Exegesis
The exception ei mē {εἰ μὴ | ei mē} functions idiomatically as “except,” not as a normal conditional, and ho huios tēs apoleias {ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας | ho huios tēs apoleías} singles out the lone betrayer by a descriptive genitive that marks his ruin as characteristic and destined.
Root and etymology
apollymia-pól-ly-mi
“to destroy, lose, ruin”
In context — John 17:12
While I was with them, I was guarding them in Your name, which You have given Me, and I safeguarded them; not one of them was lost except the son marked for ruin , so that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
About this coordinate
John 17:12:27 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 27 of John 17:12, so the Greek word ἀπωλείας, (apôleias) 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.17.12.W27, which extends further down to each syllable (John.17.12.W27.S1) and character.