John 18:21:1John.18.21.W1TAB
τί
ti
“why”
- Transliteration
- TI
- Extended
- TI
- IPA
- /ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- why
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TI
- 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 context — John 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.