John 10:23:2John.10.23.W2TAB
περιεπάτει
periepatei
“{he} was walking”
- Transliteration
- pe-ri-e-PA-tei
- Extended
- peh-ri-eh-PA-tei
- IPA
- /pe.ri.eˈpa.tei/
Meaning by language
- English
- {he} was walking
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pe-ri-e-PA-tei
- sentence
KAI pe-ri-e-PA-tei ho ee-ay-SOOS en TOI hi-e-RÔ en TÊI sto-AI TOO so-lo-MÔ-nos
Exegesis
The imperfect periepatei {περιεπάτει | periepátei} portrays Jesus' movement as unfolding activity, creating a background scene rather than a completed action.
Root and etymology
peripateopi-epsilon-rho-iota-pi-alpha-tau-epsilon-omega
“to walk around, go about”
In context — John 10:23
And Jesus was walking about in the temple , in Solomon's portico.
About this coordinate
John 10:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 10:23, so the Greek word περιεπάτει (periepatei) 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.10.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.23.W2.S1) and character.