John 3:8:4John.3.8.W4TAB
θέλει
thelei
“{it} wishes”
- Transliteration
- THE-lei
- Extended
- THEH-lei
- IPA
- /ˈtʰe.lei/
Meaning by language
- English
- {it} wishes
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
THE-lei
- sentence
to PNEU-ma HO-pou THE-lei PNEI kai TÊN phô-NÊN au-TOU a-KOU-eis al ouk OI-das PO-then ER-khe-tai kai POU hy-PA-gei HOU-tōs es-TIN PÂS ho ge-ge-nnê-ME-nos ek TOU PNEU-ma-tos
Exegesis
The relative adverb `hopou {ὅπου | hó-pou} ‘wherever’` and the volitional verb `thelei {θέλει | thé-lei} ‘wishes’` present a general pattern, while `pnei {πνεῖ | pneî} ‘blows’` describes the ongoing action itself.
In context — John 3:8
The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know from where it comes or where it goes. So it is with everyone who has been born of the Spirit .
About this coordinate
John 3:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 3:8, so the Greek word θέλει (thelei) 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.3.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.8.W4.S1) and character.