John 18:37:38John.18.37.W38TAB
ἀληθείας
alêtheias
“truth”
- Transliteration
- a-lê-THEI-as
- Extended
- ah-lê-THEI-ahs
- IPA
- /a.leː.ˈtʰi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- truth
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-lê-THEI-as
- clause
PAS ho ÔN ek tês a-lê-THEI-as a-KOU-ei mou tês phō-NÊS
- sentence
e-GÔ eis TOU-to ge-GEN-nê-mai kai eis TOU-to e-LÊ-ly-tha eis ton KOS-mon HI-na mar-ty-RÊ-sô têi a-lê-THEI-a PAS ho ÔN ek tês a-lê-THEI-as a-KOU-ei mou tês phō-NÊS
Exegesis
The universal application is cast through pas ho ōn ek tēs alētheias {πᾶς ὁ ὢν ἐκ τῆς ἀληθείας | pâs ho ôn ek tēs a-lē-theí-as}, where the substantival participle ho ōn {ὁ ὢν | ho ôn} ‘the one who is’ plus the prepositional phrase ‘from the truth’ denote those whose origin or allegiance is characterized by truth.
Root and etymology
aleth-alpha–lambda–eta–theta
“truth, that which is unconcealed”
In context — John 18:37
Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So, You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world , to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”
About this coordinate
John 18:37:38 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 38 of John 18:37, so the Greek word ἀληθείας (alêtheias) 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.18.37.W38, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.37.W38.S1) and character.