John 17:24:27John.17.24.W27TAB
καταβολῆς
katabolês
“foundation of”
- Transliteration
- ka-ta-bo-LÊS
- Extended
- kah-tah-boh-LAYS
- IPA
- /ka.ta.bo.ˈleːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- foundation of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-ta-bo-LÊS
- phraseyour reading level
HO-ti ê-ga-pê-SAS me PRO ka-ta-bo-LÊS KOS-mou
- sentence
PA-ter HO de-dô-KAS moi THE-lô HI-na HO-poo ei-MI e-GÔ ka-KEI-noi Ô-sin met e-MOO HI-na the-o-RÔ-sin TÊN DO-ksan TÊN e-MÊN HÊN de-dô-KAS moi HO-ti ê-ga-pê-SAS me PRO ka-ta-bo-LÊS KOS-mou
Exegesis
The relative clause hēn dedōkas moi {ἣν δέδωκάς μοι | hḗn dé-dō-kas moi} ties that glory to the Father’s gift, and the causal conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces the ground of the request: pro katabolēs kosmou {πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου | prò ka-ta-bo-lês kós-mou}, situating the love and gift before creation.
Root and etymology
ballōbeta alpha lambda lambda omega
“to throw down, cast”
In context — John 17:24
Father , I desire that those whom You have given Me may also be with Me where I am, so that they may behold My glory, which You have given Me, because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
About this coordinate
John 17:24:27 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 27 of John 17:24, so the Greek word καταβολῆς (katabolês) 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.17.24.W27, which extends further down to each syllable (John.17.24.W27.S1) and character.