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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Result
φι + λεῖ
phi + lei
philei

Alphabet Analysis

Phiph — as in phone (f)
Iotai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    phi-LEI

  2. 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 contextJohn 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.