John 5:20:4John.5.20.W4TAB
φιλεῖ
philei
“loves”
- Transliteration
- phi-LEI
- Extended
- phi-LEI
- IPA
- /pʰiˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- loves
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
phi-LEI
- sentence
ho GAR pa-TÊR phi-LEI TON hy-ON KAI PAN-ta DEIK-ny-sin au-TÔI ha au-TOS poi-EI KAI MEI-dzo-na TOU-tÔN DEIK-sei au-TÔI ER-ga HI-na hy-MEIS thau-MA-dzē-te
Exegesis
The fronted subject ho pater {ὁ πατήρ | ho patḗr} ‘the Father’ is placed first for emphasis, and the present verb philei {φιλεῖ | phileî} ‘loves’ presents that love as ongoing and foundational.
Root and etymology
phileophi iota lambda epsilon omicron
“to love, be fond of”
In context — John 5:20
For the Father loves the Son and makes known to Him all that He Himself does, and He will make known to Him greater works than these, so that you may marvel.
About this coordinate
John 5:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 5:20, so the Greek word φιλεῖ (philei) 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.5.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.20.W4.S1) and character.