John 21:24:16John.21.24.W16TAB
ἀληθὴς
alêthês
“true”
- Transliteration
- a-lê-THÊS
- Extended
- ah-lê-THÊS
- IPA
- /a.leːˈtʰeːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- true
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-lê-THÊS
- phraseyour reading level
KAI OI-da-men ho-ti a-lê-THÊS au-TOU hê mar-ty-RI-a es-TIN
- sentence
hou-TOS ES-tin ho ma-thê-TÊS ho mar-ty-RÔN pe-RI TOU-tōn KAI ho GRA-psas TAU-ta KAI OI-da-men ho-ti a-lê-THÊS au-TOU hê mar-ty-RI-a es-TIN
Exegesis
In the final clause, alethes {ἀληθὴς | a-lē-thḗs} ‘true’ is placed before he martyria {ἡ μαρτυρία | hē mar-tu-rí-a} ‘the testimony’ for emphasis, making truth the focal point of the claim before the sentence closes again with estin {ἐστίν | é-stin} ‘is’. The result is a compact Johannine attestation formula that unites witness, writing, and verified truth.
Root and etymology
alētheiaalpha lambda eta theta epsilon iota alpha
“truth, reality”
In context — John 21:24
This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things and who wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
About this coordinate
John 21:24:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 21:24, so the Greek word ἀληθὴς (alêthês) 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.21.24.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.24.W16.S1) and character.