John 1:40:8John.1.40.W8TAB
ἐκ
ek
“of”
- Transliteration
- ek
- Extended
- ehk
- IPA
- /ek/
Meaning by language
- English
- of
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite |
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Word in context
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ek
- sentence
ÊN an-DRE-as ho a-del-PHOS SI-mo-nos PE-troo HEIS ek TÔN DY-O TÔN a-kou-SAN-tôn pa-RA i-ô-AN-noo KAI a-kou-lou-thê-SAN-tôn au-TÔ
Exegesis
The clause heis ek ton duo ton akousanton para Ioannou {εἷς ἐκ τῶν δύο τῶν ἀκουσάντων παρὰ Ἰωάννου | heîs ek tōn dý-o tōn a-kou-sán-tōn parà Iō-án-nou} uses heis plus ek with a genitive plural articular participle to mark Andrew as “one out of the two” characterized by the action “having heard from John,” with para indicating John as the source of the testimony.
Root and etymology
demonstrative stem kein-kappa–epsilon–iota–nu
“that one (over there), that person”
In context — John 1:40
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John and followed Him .
About this coordinate
John 1:40:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 1:40, so the Greek word ἐκ (ek) 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.1.40.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.40.W8.S1) and character.