John 18:21:1John.18.21.W1TAB

τί

ti

why

Transliteration
TI
Extended
TI
IPA
/ti/

Meaning by language

English
why

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    TI

  2. sentence

    TI me e-rō-TAIS

Exegesis

The opening ti me erotas {τί με ἐρωτᾷς | tí me erōtâis} uses ti adverbially as “why,” so the question functions as a rhetorical challenge rather than a request for information.

A second ti {τί | tí} introduces the content of that hearing, and elalesa {ἐλάλησα | elálēsa} with autois {αὐτοῖς | autoîs} preserves the fact that the words were spoken to them directly.

Root and etymology

ousomicron upsilon sigma

ear

In contextJohn 18:21

Why are you asking Me ? Ask those who have heard what I spoke to them; see, these know what I said.

About this coordinate

John 18:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 18:21, so the Greek word τί (ti) 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.18.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.21.W1.S1) and character.