John 17:6:22John.17.6.W22TAB
τετήρηκαν
tetêrêkan
“they have kept”
- Transliteration
- te-TÊ-rê-kan
- Extended
- te-TÊ-rê-kan
- IPA
- /te.ˈteː.reː.kan/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have kept
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-TÊ-rê-kan
- phraseyour reading level
KAI TON LO-gon sou te-TÊ-rê-kan
- sentence
SOI Ê-SAN ka-MOI au-TOUS E-dô-kas KAI TON LO-gon sou te-TÊ-rê-kan
Exegesis
The coordinating kai ton logon sou tetērēkan {καὶ τὸν λόγον σου τετήρηκαν | kai ton logon sou tetērēkan} closes the sentence with a perfect tense that presents their keeping as an action with continuing results. The syntax therefore moves in a carefully linked sequence from revelation, to identification of the recipients, to prior ownership, to transfer, and finally to enduring fidelity.
In context — John 17:6
I have made Your name known to the people whom You gave Me out of the world ; they were Yours, and You gave them to Me, and they have guarded Your word.
About this coordinate
John 17:6:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of John 17:6, so the Greek word τετήρηκαν (tetêrêkan) 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.17.6.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (John.17.6.W22.S1) and character.