John 3:21:5John.3.21.W5TAB
ἀλήθειαν
alêtheian
“truth”
- Transliteration
- a-LÊ-thei-an
- Extended
- ah-LÊ-thei-ahn
- IPA
- /a.ˈlɛː.tʰi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- truth
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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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LÊ-thei-an
- sentence
ho DE poi-ON TÊN a-LÊ-thei-an ER-khe-tai pros to PHÔS HI-na pha-ne-rô-THÊI au-TOO ta ER-ga HO-ti en the-OI es-tin eir-ga-SME-na
Exegesis
The verse opens with the substantival participial phrase ho de poion tēn alētheian {ὁ δὲ ποιῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν | ho de poi-ṓn tḕn alḗ-thei-an} ‘the one who does the truth,’ where the article and participle function together as the subject and establish a contrastive moral profile.
Root and etymology
alethesalpha lambda eta theta eta sigma
“true, unconcealed”
In context — John 3:21
But the one who does the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be disclosed, because they have been done in God .
About this coordinate
John 3:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 3:21, so the Greek word ἀλήθειαν (alêtheian) 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.3.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.21.W5.S1) and character.