John 10:6:8John.10.6.W8TAB
ἐκεῖνοι
ekeinoi
“those”
- Transliteration
- e-KEI-noi
- Extended
- e-KEI-noi
- IPA
- /eˈkei.noi/
Meaning by language
- English
- those
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-KEI-noi
- sentence
TAU-tên TÊN pa-roi-MI-an EI-pen au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS e-KEI-noi de ouk EG-no-san TI-na ÊN HA e-LA-lei au-TOIS
Exegesis
The next clause shifts with ekeinoi de {ἐκεῖνοι δὲ | ekeînoi de}, a contrastive move that turns attention from Jesus’ speech to the listeners’ reaction.
Root and etymology
ekein-epsilon–kappa–epsilon–iota–nu
“that place, there”
In context — John 10:6
This parable Jesus spoke to them, but they did not discern what it was that He was saying to them.
About this coordinate
John 10:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 10:6, so the Greek word ἐκεῖνοι (ekeinoi) 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.10.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.6.W8.S1) and character.