John 19:22:5John.19.22.W5TAB
γέγραφα
yegrapha
“I have written”
- Transliteration
- YE-gra-pha
- Extended
- YEH-grah-phah
- IPA
- /ˈʝe.gra.pʰa/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have written
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
YE-gra-pha
- clause
HO YE-gra-pha YE-gra-pha
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ho pi-LA-tos HO YE-gra-pha YE-gra-pha
Exegesis
The relative pronoun ho {Ὃ | hó} ‘what, that which’ functions as a relative introducing an internal object clause that serves as the direct object of the verb gegrapha {γέγραφα | gégrapha} ‘I have written’. The perfect tense form gegrapha, repeated twice, carries the sense of a completed action with present results, underlining both the fact that the inscription has already been written and that its effect or status continues. The repetition “gegrapha gegrapha” structures the sentence chiastically around the relative clause (“What I have written, I have written”), creating a terse, emphatic assertion of finality. In English, the formal translation preserves the repetition and relative-clause structure to mirror the rhetorical impact. The dynamic rendering slightly reshapes the second clause (“will remain as it is”) to make explicit the enduring consequence implied by the Greek perfect and by the emphatic repetition, while still reflecting the decisive, juridical tone of Pilate’s statement.
Root and etymology
graphōgráphō | gamma–rho–alpha–phi–omega
“to write, inscribe”
In context — John 19:22
Pilate answered, “What I have written , I have written.”
About this coordinate
John 19:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 19:22, so the Greek word γέγραφα (yegrapha) 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.19.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.22.W5.S1) and character.