John 1:43:3John.1.43.W3TAB
ἠθέλησεν
êthelêsen
“wanted”
- Transliteration
- ê-THE-lê-sen
- Extended
- ê-THEH-lê-sehn
- IPA
- /ɛːˈtʰe.leː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- wanted
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ê-THE-lê-sen
- sentence
tê e-PAU-ri-on ê-THE-lê-sen ek-sel-THEIN eis tên ga-li-LAI-an KAI heu-RI-skei PHI-lip-pon KAI LE-gei au-TÔ ho ee-ay-SOOS a-ko-LOU-thei moi
Exegesis
The clause ethelesen exelthein {ἠθέλησεν ἐξελθεῖν | ēthélēsen exeltheîn} combines a volitional aorist with a complementary infinitive, presenting Jesus’ movement as intentional and purposeful rather than incidental.
Root and etymology
thelotheta epsilon lambda omega
“to want, to will, to decide”
In context — John 1:43
On the next day Jesus decided to go out into Galilee, and He finds Philip, and He says to him, “Follow Me.”
About this coordinate
John 1:43:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 1:43, so the Greek word ἠθέλησεν (êthelêsen) 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.1.43.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.43.W3.S1) and character.