John 10:8:3John.10.8.W3TAB
ἦλθον
êlthon
“came”
- Transliteration
- ÊL-thon
- Extended
- ÊL-thohn
- IPA
- /ˈɛːl.tʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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ÊL-thon
- 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
The aorist elthon {ἦλθον | êl-thon} presents their coming as a completed event, while pro emou {πρὸ ἐμοῦ | prò e-moû} marks Jesus as the temporal and authoritative reference point.
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 10:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 10:8, so the Greek word ἦλθον (êlthon) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.8.W3.S1) and character.