John 17:12:30John.17.12.W30TAB
γραφὴ
graphê
“Scripture”
- Transliteration
- gra-PHÊ
- Extended
- gra-PHÊH
- IPA
- /gra.ˈpʰeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Scripture
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gra-PHÊ
- phraseyour reading level
HI-na hê gra-PHÊ plê-rô-THÊ
- 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 final hina hē graphe plerothe {ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ | hína hē graphē plērōthē̂} clause gives the purpose or result: the exception occurs within, not outside, the divine plan, so Scripture is brought to completion rather than frustrated by the betrayal.
Root and etymology
graphōgamma rho alpha phi omega
“to write”
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 17:12:30 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 30 of John 17:12, so the Greek word γραφὴ (graphê) 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.W30, which extends further down to each syllable (John.17.12.W30.S1) and character.