John 6:38:9John.6.38.W9TAB
τὸ
to
“the”
- Transliteration
- to
- Extended
- toh
- IPA
- /to/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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HO-ti ka-ta-BE-bê-ka a-PO tou ou-ra-NOU oukh HI-na poi-Ô to THE-le-ma to e-MON al-LA to THE-le-ma tou PEMP-san-TOS me
Exegesis
The object phrase to thelema to emon {τὸ θέλημα τὸ ἐμὸν | tò thé-le-ma tò e-mòn} contains the repeated article, marking “My own will” as a specific, contrasted entity.
The strong adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | al-là} introduces the positive purpose: to thelema tou pempsantos me {τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με | tò thé-le-ma toû pémp-san-tós me}, where the genitive articular participle tou pempsantos functions substantivally as “the One who sent,” implicitly referring to the Father. The structure sets up a clear contrast between two potential centers of volition—Jesus’ own will and the Sender’s will—while the word order places the will of the Sender in the climactic position. In translation, the causal linkage of hoti is preserved with “For,” the perfect aspect is maintained in the formal rendering with “have come down,” and the hina-clause is rendered as a purpose statement, keeping the sharp contrast between “My own will” and “the will of the One who sent Me.”
Root and etymology
pempopi–epsilon–mu–pi–omega
“to send”
In context — John 6:38
For I have come down from heaven, not so that I might do My own will, but the will of the One who sent Me.
About this coordinate
John 6:38:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 6:38, so the Greek word τὸ (to) 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.6.38.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.38.W9.S1) and character.