John 17:22:13John.17.22.W13TAB
ἡμεῖς
hêmeis
“we”
- Transliteration
- hê-MEIS
- Extended
- hê-MEIS
- IPA
- /heː.ˈmeːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- we
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hê-MEIS
- phraseyour reading level
HI-na Ô-sin HEN ka-THÔS hê-MEIS HEN
- sentence
ka-GÔ TÊN DO-ksan HÊN DE-dô-KAS moi DE-dô-ka au-TOIS HI-na Ô-sin HEN ka-THÔS hê-MEIS HEN
Exegesis
The comparative clause kathōs {καθὼς | ka-thos} ‘just as’ concludes with hēmeis hen {ἡμεῖς ἕν | he-meis hen} ‘We are one’, setting the Father-Son unity as the model for the disciples’ unity.
In context — John 17:22
And I have bestowed on them the glory that You gave Me, so that they may be one, just as We are one.
About this coordinate
John 17:22:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 17:22, so the Greek word ἡμεῖς (hêmeis) 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.17.22.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.17.22.W13.S1) and character.