John 1:25:2John.1.25.W2TAB
ἠρώτησαν
êrôtêsan
“they asked”
- Transliteration
- ê-RÔ-tê-san
- Extended
- êh-RÔH-têh-sahn
- IPA
- /ɛːˈrɔː.tɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they asked
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ê-RÔ-tê-san
- sentence
KAI ê-RÔ-tê-san au-TON KAI EI-pan au-TO TI OUN bap-TI-dzeis ei SY ouk EI ho khree-STOS ou-DE ê-LI-as ou-DE ho pro-PHÊ-tês
Exegesis
The verse opens with a coordinated narrative frame, using kai erotesan {καὶ ἠρώτησαν | kaí ē-rṓ-tē-san} and kai eipan {καὶ εἶπαν | kaí eî-pan} to depict a formal inquiry directed toward John, with auton {αὐτὸν | au-tón} and autō {αὐτῷ | au-tôi} marking him as both direct and indirect object.
Root and etymology
erotaoepsilon–rho–omega–tau–alpha–omega
“to ask, question”
In context — John 1:25
And they asked him and said to him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ , nor Elijah, nor the Prophet ?”
About this coordinate
John 1:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 1:25, so the Greek word ἠρώτησαν (êrôtêsan) 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.1.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.25.W2.S1) and character.