John 8:38:7John.8.38.W7TAB
λαλῶ
lalo
“I speak”
- Transliteration
- la-LO
- Extended
- lah-LOH
- IPA
- /laˈlɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I speak
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
la-LO
- 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 main verb lalō {λαλῶ | lálō} “I speak” presents Jesus’ discourse as ongoing.
Root and etymology
laleōlambda–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to talk, to speak”
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 8:38:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 8:38, so the Greek word λαλῶ (lalo) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.38.W7.S1) and character.