John 10:8:12John.10.8.W12TAB
ἤκουσαν
êkousan
“listened”
- Transliteration
- Ê-KOU-SAN
- Extended
- Ê-KOU-SAHN
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.kuː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- listened
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ê-KOU-SAN
- sentence
PAN-tes HO-soi ÊL-thon PRO e-MOO KLEP-tai ei-SIN KAI lêi-STAI al ouk Ê-KOU-SAN au-TÔN TA PRO-ba-ta
Exegesis
In the final clause, ouk ekousan auton ta probata {οὐκ ἤκουσαν αὐτῶν τὰ πρόβατα | ouk ḗ-kou-san au-tôn tà pró-ba-ta} places the sheep after the verb for emphasis, and akouo here carries the sense of obedient hearing rather than bare auditory perception.
Root and etymology
akouoalpha kappa omicron upsilon omega
“to hear, listen”
In context — John 10:8
All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
About this coordinate
John 10:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 10:8, so the Greek word ἤκουσαν (êkousan) 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.10.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.8.W12.S1) and character.