John 18:20:5John.18.20.W5TAB
παρρησίᾳ
parrêsia
“openly”
- Transliteration
- par-rê-SI-a
- Extended
- pahr-rê-SI-ah
- IPA
- /par.reːˈsi.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- openly
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
par-rê-SI-a
- clause
e-GÔ par-rê-SI-a le-LA-lê-ka tÔ KOS-mô
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TÔ ee-ay-SOOS e-GÔ par-rê-SI-a le-LA-lê-ka tÔ KOS-mô e-GÔ PAN-to-te e-DI-dak-sa en sy-na-gô-GÊ kai en tÔ hi-e-RÔ HO-pou PAN-tes hoi i-ou-DAI-oi sy-NER-khon-tai kai en kryp-TÔ e-LA-lê-sa ou-DEN
Exegesis
Parrēsia {παρρησίᾳ | parrēsia} ‘openly’ functions as a dative of manner with lelalēka {λελάληκα | lelalēka} ‘I have spoken,’ so the perfect form presents His open speech as a completed action with continuing validity.
Root and etymology
panpi alpha nu
“full speech; frankness”
In context — John 18:20
Jesus answered him, “I have spoken publicly before the world . I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews gather, and I said nothing in secret.”
About this coordinate
John 18:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 18:20, so the Greek word παρρησίᾳ (parrêsia) 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.18.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.20.W5.S1) and character.