John 5:42:6John.5.42.W6TAB
ἀγάπην
agapên
“love of”
- Transliteration
- a-GA-PÊN
- Extended
- a-GA-PÊN
- IPA
- /aˈga.pɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- love of
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-GA-PÊN
- sentence
al-LA EG-no-ka hy-MAS HO-ti TÊN a-GA-PÊN TOU the-OO ouk E-khe-te en he-au-TOIS
Exegesis
The accusative phrase ten agapen tou theou {τὴν ἀγάπην τοῦ θεοῦ | tḕn agápēn toû theoû} “the love of God” contains a genitive construction that can be read either as a subjective genitive (the love that comes from God) or an objective genitive (love directed toward God); the surrounding context of refusal to receive Jesus suggests a lack of genuine, God-related love in any sense.
Root and etymology
agapaoalpha–gamma–alpha–pi–alpha–omega
“to love with deep devotion”
In context — John 5:42
But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves .
About this coordinate
John 5:42:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 5:42, so the Greek word ἀγάπην (agapên) 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.5.42.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.42.W6.S1) and character.