John 2:8:7John.2.8.W7TAB
φέρετε
pherete
“bring”
- Transliteration
- PHE-re-te
- Extended
- PHEH-reh-teh
- IPA
- /ˈpʰe.re.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- bring
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
PHE-re-te
- sentence
KAI LE-gei au-TOIS an-TLÊ-sa-te NYN KAI PHE-re-te tôi ar-khi-tri-KLI-nôi hoi de Ê-neŋ-kan
Exegesis
A second imperative pherete {φέρετε | phé-re-te} “bring” follows in asyndetic sequence with the dative complement tō architriklinō {τῷ ἀρχιτρικλίνῳ | tō ar-khi-tri-klí-nōi} “to the master of the banquet,” marking the recipient of the drawn liquid.
In context — John 2:8
And He says to them, “Draw some out now and carry it to the master of the banquet .” And they brought it.
About this coordinate
John 2:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 2:8, so the Greek word φέρετε (pherete) 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.2.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.2.8.W7.S1) and character.