John 18:4:14John.18.4.W14TAB
ζητεῖτε;
dzêteite
“do you seek”
- Transliteration
- dzê-TEI-te
- Extended
- dzê-TEI-teh
- IPA
- /zeː.ˈtiː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- do you seek
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Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
dzê-TEI-te
- clause
TEE-na dzê-TEI-te
- sentence
ee-ay-SOOS OON ei-DOS PAN-ta ta er-KHO-me-na ep au-TON ek-SEEL-then kai LE-yei au-TOIS TEE-na dzê-TEI-te
Exegesis
The final verb zeteite {ζητεῖτε | zē-teî-te} ‘you seek’ leaves the question open-ended and intensifies the irony that the one they seek is the one already addressing them.
Root and etymology
zeteozeta eta tau epsilon omega
“to seek, search for”
In context — John 18:4
Jesus , therefore, knowing everything that was coming upon Him, went out and said to them, “Whom are you seeking?”
About this coordinate
John 18:4:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 18:4, so the Greek word ζητεῖτε; (dzêteite) 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.18.4.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.4.W14.S1) and character.