John 19:35:15John.19.35.W15TAB
ἀληθῆ
alêthê
“the truth”
- Transliteration
- a-lê-THÊ
- Extended
- ah-lêh-THÊH
- IPA
- /a.leːˈtʰeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the truth
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-lê-THÊ
- phraseyour reading level
KAI e-KEI-nos OI-den HO-ti a-lê-THÊ LE-gei
- sentence
KAI ho he-ô-ra-KOS me-mar-TY-rê-ken KAI a-lê-thi-NÊ au-TOU ES-tin hê mar-ty-RI-a KAI e-KEI-nos OI-den HO-ti a-lê-THÊ LE-gei HI-na KAI hy-MEIS pi-STEU-ê-te
Exegesis
The content clause hoti alēthē legei {ὅτι ἀληθῆ λέγει | hóti alēthḗ légei} presents “true things” said by the witness, where alēthē functions substantivally.
Root and etymology
aleth-alpha–lambda–eta–theta
“true, genuine”
In context — John 19:35
And the one who has seen has testified , and his testimony is true , and he knows that he is saying what is true, so that you also may believe.
About this coordinate
John 19:35:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 19:35, so the Greek word ἀληθῆ (alêthê) 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.19.35.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.35.W15.S1) and character.