John 19:30:9John.19.30.W9TAB
Τετέλεσται,
tetelestai
“It is finished”
- Transliteration
- te-TE-les-tai
- Extended
- te-TE-les-tai
- IPA
- /teˈte.les.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- It is finished
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-TE-les-tai
- clause
te-TE-les-tai KAI KLI-nas TÊN ke-pha-LÊN pa-RE-dô-ken TO PNEU-ma
- sentence
HO-te OON E-la-ben TO O-ksos ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen te-TE-les-tai KAI KLI-nas TÊN ke-pha-LÊN pa-RE-dô-ken TO PNEU-ma
Exegesis
Within the quotation, Tetelestai {Τετέλεσται | Te-té-les-tai} is a perfect passive indicative that conveys a completed action with continuing results, encapsulating the sense that the work entrusted to Jesus now stands permanently accomplished.
Root and etymology
teleotau–epsilon–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to complete, bring to an end, fulfill”
In context — John 19:30
When therefore Jesus received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And having bowed His head, He handed over the spirit .
About this coordinate
John 19:30:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 19:30, so the Greek word Τετέλεσται, (tetelestai) 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.19.30.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.30.W9.S1) and character.