John 19:21:10John.19.21.W10TAB
γράφε·
graphe
“write”
- Transliteration
- GRA-phe
- Extended
- GRAH-phe
- IPA
- /ˈgra.pʰe/
Meaning by language
- English
- write
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
GRA-phe
- clause
MÊ GRA-phe
- sentence
E-le-gon OUN TÔ pi-LA-tô hoi ar-khi-e-REIS TÔN i-ou-dAI-ôn MÊ GRA-phe ho ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-dAI-ôn al HO-ti e-KEI-nos EI-pen ba-si-LEUS TÔN i-ou-dAI-ôn ei-MI
Exegesis
The prohibition Mē graphe {Μὴ γράφε | Mḕ GRÁ-phe} “Do not write” is a present imperative with mē, conveying a direct command to stop or avoid a specific action: the wording of the charge over the cross.
Root and etymology
graph-gamma–rho–alpha–phi
“writing, something written”
In context — John 19:21
Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but rather that He said, ‘I am King of the Jews.’”
About this coordinate
John 19:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 19:21, so the Greek word γράφε· (graphe) 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.19.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.21.W10.S1) and character.