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
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
KLAI-EIS
- phraseyour reading level
TI KLAI-EIS
- clause
GY-NAI TI KLAI-EIS
- 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 context — John 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.