John 20:13:7John.20.13.W7TAB

κλαίεις;

klaieis

are you weeping

Transliteration
KLAI-EIS
Extended
KLAI-EIS
IPA
/ˈklai.iːs/

Meaning by language

English
are you weeping

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Result
κλαί + εις;
klai + eis
klaieis

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    KLAI-EIS

  2. phraseyour reading level

    TI KLAI-EIS

  3. clause

    GY-NAI TI KLAI-EIS

  4. sentence

    KAI LE-GOO-SIN au-TÊ e-KEI-NOI GY-NAI TI KLAI-EIS

Exegesis

The vocative gynai {Γύναι | gý-nai} initiates direct address, followed by the interrogative ti klaieis {τί κλαίεις | tí klái-eis}, whose present tense underscores Mary’s ongoing sorrow.

Root and etymology

klaiōkappa lambda alpha iota omega

to weep, lament aloud

In contextJohn 20:13

And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She replied, “Because they took away my Lord , and I do not know where they have laid Him.”

About this coordinate

John 20:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 20:13, so the Greek word κλαίεις; (klaieis) 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.20.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.13.W7.S1) and character.