John 17:23:12John.17.23.W12TAB

ἕν,

hen

one

Transliteration
HEN
Extended
HEHN
IPA
/ˈhen/

Meaning by language

English
one

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    HEN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    HI-na O-SIN te-te-lei-o-ME-noi EIS HEN

  3. sentence

    e-GO en au-TOIS KAI SY en e-MOI HI-na O-SIN te-te-lei-o-ME-noi EIS HEN HI-na yi-NO-SKHÊI ho KOS-mos HO-ti SY me a-PE-stei-las KAI ê-GA-pê-sas au-TOUS ka-THÔS e-ME ê-GA-pê-sas

Exegesis

The verse begins with a balanced reciprocal structure, egō en autois kai sy en emoi {ἐγὼ ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ σὺ ἐν ἐμοί | egṓ en autoîs kaí sý en emoí} ‘I in them and You in Me,’ which frames the whole saying as mutual indwelling.

The repeated ἵνα {ἵνα | hína} introduces a two-step purpose chain: first, hina ōsin teteleiomenoi eis hen {ἵνα ὦσιν τετελειωμένοι εἰς ἕν | hína ôsin teteleiōménoi eis hén} presents the desired result as an abiding state of completion moving toward oneness; the perfect passive participle teteleiomenoi {τετελειωμένοι | teteleiōménoi} highlights a settled condition rather than a momentary event, while eis hen {εἰς ἕν | eis hén} sharpens the goal as unity.

Root and etymology

heisepsilon iota sigma

one

In contextJohn 17:23

I am in them, and You are in Me, so that they may be perfected as one, so that the world may know that You sent Me and loved them just as You loved Me.

About this coordinate

John 17:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 17:23, so the Greek word ἕν, (hen) 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.17.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.17.23.W12.S1) and character.