John 8:16:10John.8.16.W10TAB
ἀληθινή
alēthinê
“true”
- Transliteration
- a-lē-thi-NÊ
- Extended
- ah-lay-thih-NÊ
- IPA
- /a.lɛː.tʰiˈnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- true
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-lē-thi-NÊ
- sentence
KAI e-AN KRI-nō de e-GŌ hê KRI-sis hê e-MÊ a-lē-thi-NÊ ES-tin HO-ti MO-nos ouk ei-MI al E-gō KAI ho PEM-psas me pa-TÊR
Exegesis
The following nominal clause hē krisis hē emē alēthinē estin {ἡ κρίσις ἡ ἐμὴ ἀληθινή ἐστιν | hē krísis hē emḗ alēthinē estin} uses a double article construction (“the judgment, the mine”) to highlight the possessive emē and mark “My judgment” as a defined, distinctive category. The predicate adjective alēthinē stands before the copula estin, giving prominence to the quality “true, genuine.”
Root and etymology
alēthēsalpha–lambda–eta–theta–eta–sigma
“true, real”
In context — John 8:16
And even if I judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent Me.
About this coordinate
John 8:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 8:16, so the Greek word ἀληθινή (alēthinê) 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.8.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.16.W10.S1) and character.