John 21:16:7John.21.16.W7TAB
ἀγαπᾷς
agapais
“do you love”
- Transliteration
- a-ga-PAIS
- Extended
- a-ga-PAIS
- IPA
- /a.gaˈpais/
Meaning by language
- English
- do you love
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ga-PAIS
- phraseyour reading level
a-ga-PAIS me
- clause
SI-mon i-ō-AN-nou a-ga-PAIS me
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOI PA-lin DEU-te-ron SI-mon i-ō-AN-nou a-ga-PAIS me
Exegesis
The question agapās me {ἀγαπᾷς με | a-ga-pâs me} uses direct second-person singular address, while the reply sy oidas hoti philō se {σὺ οἶδας ὅτι φιλῶ σε | sý oî-das hó-ti phi-lô se} is shaped by the emphatic pronoun sy {σὺ | sý} and the content clause introduced by hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti}, making the speaker’s knowledge the basis of Simon’s answer.
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 21:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 21:16, so the Greek word ἀγαπᾷς (agapais) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.16.W7.S1) and character.