John 19:24:17John.19.24.W17TAB
πληρωθῇ
plêrôthê
“might be fulfilled”
- Transliteration
- plê-rô-THÊ
- Extended
- plê-rô-THÊ
- IPA
- /pleː.rɔːˈtʰeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- might be fulfilled
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
plê-rô-THÊ
- clause
HI-na hê gra-PHÊ plê-rô-THÊ hê LE-gou-sa
- sentence
EI-pan OUN PROS al-LÊ-lous MÊ SKHI-sô-men au-TON al-LA LA-khô-men pe-RI au-TOU TI-nos ES-tai HI-na hê gra-PHÊ plê-rô-THÊ hê LE-gou-sa di-e-me-RI-san-to TA hi-MA-ti-a mou he-au-TOIS KAI e-PI TON hi-ma-tis-MON mou E-ba-lon KLÊ-ron
Exegesis
The hina-clause hina he graphe plerothe {ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ | hína hē gra-phḗ plē-rō-thē̂} expresses purpose or divinely intended result from the narrator’s viewpoint, introducing the fulfillment motif central to Johannine theology.
In context — John 19:24
Therefore they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but let us cast lots for it to see whose it will be,” so that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which says, “They divided my garments among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots.” Therefore, the soldiers did these things.
About this coordinate
John 19:24:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 19:24, so the Greek word πληρωθῇ (plêrôthê) 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.19.24.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.24.W17.S1) and character.