John 3:30:6John.3.30.W6PAT
ἐλαττοῦσθαι
elattousthai
“decrease”
- Transliteration
- e-lat-TOUS-thai
- Extended
- eh-laht-TOUS-thai
- IPA
- /e.lat.ˈtuːs.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- decrease
- French
- diminuer
- Spanish
- disminuir
- Portuguese
- diminuir
- German
- abnehmen
- Russian
- уменьшаться
- Arabic-Simplified
- ينقص
- Hindi
- घटना
- Chinese-Simplified
- 减少
- Korean
- 감소하다
- Indonesian
- berkurang
- Bengali
- কমতে
- Tagalog
- bumaba
- Swahili
- kupungua
- Amharic
- ይቀንስ
- Yoruba
- dínkù
- Igbo
- belata
- Twi
- tew
- Ewe
- te
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
ἐ + λατ + τοῦσ + θαι
↓
e + lat + tous + thai
↓
elattousthai
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Diphthongs
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lat-TOUS-thai
- sentence
e-KEI-non DEI au-KSAI-nein e-ME DE e-lat-TOUS-thai
In context — John 3:30
that one must increase I but decrease
About this coordinate
John 3:30:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 3:30, so the Greek word ἐλαττοῦσθαι (elattousthai) 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.3.30.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.30.W6.S1) and character.