John 7:17:12John.7.17.W12TAB
πότερον
poteron
“whether”
- Transliteration
- PO-te-ron
- Extended
- POH-teh-rohn
- IPA
- /ˈpo.te.ron/
Meaning by language
- English
- whether
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PO-te-ron
- sentence
e-AN tis THE-lêi TO THE-lê-ma au-TOU poi-EIN GNO-se-tai pe-RI TÊS di-da-KHÊS PO-te-ron ek TOU the-OU es-tin Ê e-GÔ ap e-mau-TOU la-LÔ
Exegesis
The particle poteron {πότερον | pó-te-ron} introduces an indirect question structured around two alternatives, joined by ē {ἢ | ē}: ek tou theou estin {ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν | ek toû theoû é-stin}, “whether it is from God,” or egō ap’ emautou lalō {ἐγὼ ἀπʼ ἐμαυτοῦ λαλῶ | egṓ ap’ e-mau-toû la-lô}, “or I speak from Myself.” The prepositions ek and ap mark a sharp contrast of origin, divine versus merely human. In translation, the Greek word order is slightly smoothed so that the conditional clause precedes the main clause, and the indirect question is rendered with “whether” and “or whether,” preserving the sense of testing the source of the teaching while maintaining natural English syntax.
In context — John 7:17
If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know concerning the teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from Myself.
About this coordinate
John 7:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 7:17, so the Greek word πότερον (poteron) 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.7.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.17.W12.S1) and character.