John 8:47:21John.8.47.W21TAB
ἐστέ
este
“you are”
- Transliteration
- e-STE
- Extended
- eh-STEH
- IPA
- /eˈste/
Meaning by language
- English
- you are
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-STE
- sentence
ho ON ek tou the-OU ta RHEE-ma-ta tou the-OU a-KOU-ei di-A TOU-to hy-MEIS ouk a-KOU-e-te HO-ti ek tou the-OU ouk e-STE
Exegesis
The following hoti-clause, hoti ek tou theou ouk este {ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἐστέ | hóti ek tou theou ouk es-té} ‘because you are not from God’, gives the underlying reason for their failure to hear: their lack of origin in God. Syntactically, the verse forms a logical chain: identity (being from God) leads to action (hearing His words), and the negative counterpart (not being from God) explains the refusal or inability to hear. In translation, this causal progression is mirrored by rendering dia touto as “for this reason” or “that is why” and preserving the hoti clause as an explicit “because,” keeping the theological link between spiritual origin and responsiveness to divine speech.
In context — John 8:47
The one who is from God hears the words of God. For this reason, you do not hear, because you are not from God.
About this coordinate
John 8:47:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of John 8:47, so the Greek word ἐστέ (este) 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.8.47.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.47.W21.S1) and character.