1 John 4:19:61 John.4.19.W6TAB
ἠγάπησεν
êgapêsen
“loved”
- Transliteration
- ê-GA-pê-sen
- Extended
- êh-GAH-pêh-sehn
- IPA
- /ɛːˈga.pɛː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- loved
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ê-GA-pê-sen
- sentence
hê-MEIS a-ga-PO-men HO-ti au-TOS PRO-tos ê-GA-pê-sen hê-MAS
Exegesis
The aorist egapesen {ἠγάπησεν | ē-gá-pē-sen} ‘loved’ describes a completed divine act, with hemas {ἡμᾶς | hē-mâs} ‘us’ marking believers as recipients. The sequence foregrounds human love as grounded in God’s decisive prior action.
Root and etymology
agapaoalpha–gamma–alpha–pi–alpha–omega
“to love with devoted affection”
In context — 1 John 4:19
We love because He first loved us.
About this coordinate
1 John 4:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 John 4:19, so the Greek word ἠγάπησεν (êgapêsen) 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 1 John.4.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 John.4.19.W6.S1) and character.