John 17:15:2John.17.15.W2TAB
ἐρωτῶ
erôtô
“I ask”
- Transliteration
- e-rô-TÔ
- Extended
- eh-rô-TÔ
- IPA
- /e.rɔː.ˈtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I ask
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-rô-TÔ
- sentence
ouk e-rô-TÔ HI-na A-rêis au-TOUS ek tou KOS-mou al HI-na tê-RÊ-sêis au-TOUS ek tou po-nê-ROU
Exegesis
The clause opens with ouk eroto {οὐκ ἐρωτῶ | ouk e-rō-tō} ‘I do not ask,’ so the negation targets a specific petition rather than the speaker’s concern.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon rho omega tau alpha omega
“to ask, request”
In context — John 17:15
I am not asking that You remove them from the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
About this coordinate
John 17:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 17:15, so the Greek word ἐρωτῶ (erôtô) 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.17.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.17.15.W2.S1) and character.