John 8:37:16John.8.37.W16TAB
χωρεῖ
khôrei
“makes room”
- Transliteration
- khô-REI
- Extended
- khoh-REI
- IPA
- /kʰɔːˈreːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- makes room
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
khô-REI
- sentence
OI-da HO-ti SPER-ma a-bra-AM ES-te al-LA zê-tê-TE me a-pok-TEI-nai HO-ti ho LO-gos ho e-MOS ou khô-REI en hy-MEEN
Exegesis
The verb chorei {χωρεῖ | chō-reî} ‘has room, finds space’ is negated by ou {οὐ | ou}, yielding the idea that this word does not fit, advance, or gain acceptance en hymin {ἐν ὑμῖν | en hy-mîn} ‘in you’, where the dative plural points to the inner life of the hearers. The overall syntax juxtaposes an identity clause with a volitional clause, then grounds the hostile volition in an inner rejection of the speaker’s word, intensifying the tension between outward ancestry and inward responsiveness.
Root and etymology
choreochi–omega–rho–epsilon–omega
“to make room, to have space”
In context — John 8:37
I know that you are Abraham’s seed, but you seek to kill Me because My word does not find room in you.
About this coordinate
John 8:37:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 8:37, so the Greek word χωρεῖ (khôrei) 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.8.37.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.37.W16.S1) and character.