John 18:8:11John.18.8.W11TAB
ζητεῖτε,
zêteite
“you seek”
- Transliteration
- zê-TEI-te
- Extended
- zê-TEI-teh
- IPA
- /zeːˈtiː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
zê-TEI-te
- phraseyour reading level
ei OON e-ME zê-TEI-te
- clause
ei OON e-ME zê-TEI-te A-phe-te TOO-toos hy-PA-YEIN
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS EI-pon hy-MEEN HO-ti e-GÔ EI-MEE ei OON e-ME zê-TEI-te A-phe-te TOO-toos hy-PA-YEIN
Exegesis
The clause ei oun eme zēteite {εἰ οὖν ἐμὲ ζητεῖτε | eí oûn e-mé zē-teî-te} ‘if therefore you are seeking Me’ places eme {ἐμὲ | e-mé} before the verb for emphasis, centering the request on Jesus Himself.
Root and etymology
zeteōzeta eta tau epsilon omicron omega
“to seek, search for”
In context — John 18:8
Jesus answered, “I told you that I am. If, therefore, you are seeking Me, then allow these to depart.”
About this coordinate
John 18:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of John 18:8, 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.18.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.8.W11.S1) and character.