John 21:16:4John.21.16.W4TAB
δεύτερον·
deuteron
“a second time”
- Transliteration
- DEU-te-ron
- Extended
- DEU-te-ron
- IPA
- /ˈdeu.te.ron/
Meaning by language
- English
- a second time
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DEU-te-ron
- clause
LE-yei au-TOI PA-lin DEU-te-ron
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOI PA-lin DEU-te-ron SI-mon i-ō-AN-nou a-ga-PAIS me
Exegesis
The opening phrase palin deuteron {πάλιν δεύτερον | pá-lin deú-te-ron} is deliberately redundant, intensifying the sense of repetition and showing that the question is being pressed a second time rather than merely restated.
Root and etymology
deurodelta epsilon upsilon rho omicron
“come here”
In context — John 21:16
He said to him again, a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord , You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Shepherd My sheep.”
About this coordinate
John 21:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 21:16, so the Greek word δεύτερον· (deuteron) 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.21.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.16.W4.S1) and character.