John 18:37:39John.18.37.W39TAB
ἀκούει
akouei
“listens to”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-ei
- Extended
- ah-KOO-eh-ee
- IPA
- /a.ˈkuː.iː/
Meaning by language
- English
- listens to
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-KOU-ei
- 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 present indicative akouei {ἀκούει | a-koú-ei} ‘hears’ with the genitive mou tēs phōnēs {μου τῆς φωνῆς | mou tēs phō-nês} ‘My voice’ portrays ongoing, responsive listening to Jesus’ authoritative word. The English renderings preserve the purpose structure of the hina clause, the parallelism of eis touto…kai eis touto, and the contrast between Pilate’s political question and Jesus’ revelatory mission.
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 18:37:39 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 39 of John 18:37, so the Greek word ἀκούει (akouei) 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.W39, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.37.W39.S1) and character.