John 1:7:2John.1.7.W2TAB

ἦλθεν

êlthen

came

Transliteration
ÊL-then
Extended
ÊL-thehn
IPA
/ˈɛːl.tʰen/

Meaning by language

English
came

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Result
ἦλ + θεν
êl + then
êlthen

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Thetath — as in thin
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ÊL-then

  2. sentence

    HOU-tos ÊL-then EIS mar-ty-RI-an HI-na mar-ty-RÊ-sêi pe-RI tou phô-TOS HI-na PAN-tes pis-TEU-sô-sin di au-TOU

Exegesis

The aorist verb ēlthen {ἦλθεν | ḗl-then} presents his coming as a decisive historical event.

In contextJohn 1:7

This one came into testimony as a witness in order that he might bear witness concerning the light, so that all might believe through him .

About this coordinate

John 1:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 1:7, so the Greek word ἦλθεν (êlthen) 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.1.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.7.W2.S1) and character.