John 8:38:4John.8.38.W4TAB
παρὰ
para
“with”
- Transliteration
- pa-RA
- Extended
- pah-RAH
- IPA
- /paˈra/
Meaning by language
- English
- with
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
pa-RA
- sentence
HA e-GO he-O-ra-ka pa-RA tô pa-TRI la-LO KAI hy-MEIS oun HA ê-KOU-sa-te pa-RA tou pa-TROS poi-EI-te
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase para tō patri {παρὰ τῷ πατρὶ | pará tôi patrí} “with the Father” uses the dative to indicate intimate association, positioning God as the source of revelation.
The phrase para tou patros {παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς | pará toû patrós} “from your father” employs the genitive to denote origin, implicitly contrasting Jesus’ divine Father with their lineage.
In context — John 8:38
I speak what I have seen with the Father , and you therefore do what you have heard from your father .
About this coordinate
John 8:38:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 8:38, so the Greek word παρὰ (para) 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.8.38.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.38.W4.S1) and character.