John 8:17:14John.8.17.W14TAB
ἀληθής
alêthês
“true”
- Transliteration
- a-lê-THÊS
- Extended
- ah-lê-THÊS
- IPA
- /a.lɛːˈtʰɛːs/
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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-lê-THÊS
- sentence
KAI en tôi NO-mô de tôi hy-me-TE-rô GE-grap-tai HO-ti DY-o an-THRÔ-pôn hê mar-ty-REE-a a-lê-THÊS es-TIN
Exegesis
The predicate adjective alēthēs {ἀληθής | alēthḗs} with the copula estin {ἐστιν | estin} affirms the legal validity of such testimony. The Greek word order places emphasis on “the testimony” and its quality as “true,” and the English renderings preserve this emphasis while ensuring natural readability.
Root and etymology
alēthēs (from alētheia)alpha–lambda–eta–theta–eta–sigma / alpha–lambda–eta–theta–epsilon–iota–alpha
“true, unconcealed”
In context — John 8:17
And in your Law it has been written that the testimony of two people is true.
About this coordinate
John 8:17:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 8:17, so the Greek word ἀληθής (alêthês) 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.8.17.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.17.W14.S1) and character.