John 18:23:16John.18.23.W16TAB
δέρεις;
dereis
“you strike”
- Transliteration
- DE-reis
- Extended
- DEH-reis
- IPA
- /ˈde.reis/
Meaning by language
- English
- you strike
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
DE-reis
- phraseyour reading level
TI me DE-reis
- clause
EI DE ka-LÔS TI me DE-reis
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TOI ee-ay-SOOS EI ka-KÔS e-LA-lê-sa mar-TY-rê-son pe-RI tou ka-KOU EI DE ka-LÔS TI me DE-reis
Exegesis
The first conditional clause, Ei kakōs elalēsa {Εἰ κακῶς ἐλάλησα | Ei ka-KÔS e-LA-le-sa}, presents the accusation as a hypothetical question of speech quality, and the imperative martyreson {μαρτύρησον | mar-TÝ-rē-son} moves the dialogue from accusation to evidence.
The second clause, ei de kalōs {εἰ δὲ καλῶς | ei de ka-LOS}, creates a strong antithesis: if the speech was good, then the blow has no justification.
The interrogative ti me dereis {τί με δέρεις | TI ME DE-reis} ends the verse with a pointed rhetorical question that exposes the injustice of violence when no valid proof has been offered. The parallel conditional structure gives the saying its legal force: either demonstrate the charge or acknowledge that the strike is unwarranted.
Root and etymology
derōdelta epsilon rho omega
“to beat, strike”
In context — John 18:23
Jesus answered him, “If I spoke wrongly , bear witness concerning the offense; but if I spoke well, why do you strike Me?”
About this coordinate
John 18:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 18:23, so the Greek word δέρεις; (dereis) 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.18.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.23.W16.S1) and character.