John 1:33:3John.1.33.W3TAB
ᾔδειν
êdein
“I knew”
- Transliteration
- Ê-dein
- Extended
- Ê-dein
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.dei̯n/
Meaning by language
- English
- I knew
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-dein
- sentence
ka-GO ouk Ê-dein au-TON al ho PEM-psas me bap-TI-dzein en HY-da-ti e-KEI-nos moi EI-pen eph HON AN I-dês to PNEU-ma ka-ta-BAI-non kai ME-non ep au-TON oo-TOS es-TIN ho bap-TI-dzōn en PNEU-ma-ti ha-GI-ō
Exegesis
The clause ouk ēdein auton {οὐκ ᾔδειν αὐτόν | ouk ḗ-dein au-tón} “I did not know Him” employs the pluperfect of oida functioning as an imperfect, expressing a prior, ongoing state of non-recognition of Jesus.
In context — John 1:33
And I did not know Him , but He who sent me to baptize with water, that One said to me, “Upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit .”
About this coordinate
John 1:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 1:33, so the Greek word ᾔδειν (êdein) 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.1.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.33.W3.S1) and character.