John 18:7:6John.18.7.W6TAB
ζητεῖτε;
zêteite
“do you seek”
- Transliteration
- zê-TEI-te
- Extended
- zê-TEI-teh
- IPA
- /zeː.ˈtiː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- do you seek
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
zê-TEI-te
- clause
TI-na zê-TEI-te
- sentence
PA-lin OON e-pê-RÔ-tê-sen au-TOUS TI-na zê-TEI-te
Exegesis
The interrogative tina {Τίνα | tí-na} stands first in the question for emphasis, while zeteite {ζητεῖτε | zē-tei-te} in the present tense portrays an ongoing search rather than a completed act.
Root and etymology
zēteōzeta eta tau epsilon omega
“to seek, search for”
In context — John 18:7
Then He put the question to them again, “Whom are you in search of?” They replied, “Jesus the Nazarene .”
About this coordinate
John 18:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 18:7, so the Greek word ζητεῖτε; (zêteite) 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.18.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.7.W6.S1) and character.