John 4:22:5John.4.22.W5TAB
οἴδατε
oidate
“you know”
- Transliteration
- OI-da-te
- Extended
- OI-da-te
- IPA
- /ˈoi.da.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you know
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
OI-da-te
- sentence
hy-MEIS pro-sky-NEI-te HO ouk OI-da-te hê-MEIS pro-sky-NOO-men HO OI-da-men HO-ti hê sô-tê-RI-a ek TÔN i-ou-dAI-on es-TIN
Exegesis
In both clauses, the direct object is the neuter relative pronoun ho {ὃ | ho} ‘what’, which functions substantively to refer to the object of worship, and is then qualified by perfect-tense verbs of knowing: ouk oidate {οὐκ οἴδατε | ouk oi-da-te} ‘you do not know’ and oidamen {οἴδαμεν | oi-da-men} ‘we know’. The perfect aspect indicates a settled state of knowledge (or lack thereof), underscoring the difference between uninformed and informed worship.
Root and etymology
eidoepsilon–iota–delta–alpha
“to know, perceive”
In context — John 4:22
You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, because salvation is from the Jews .
About this coordinate
John 4:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 4:22, so the Greek word οἴδατε (oidate) 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.4.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.22.W5.S1) and character.