John 11:21:14John.11.21.W14TAB
ἀπέθανεν
apethanen
“have died”
- Transliteration
- a-PE-tha-nen
- Extended
- a-PE-tha-nen
- IPA
- /a.ˈpe.tʰa.nen/
Meaning by language
- English
- have died
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-PE-tha-nen
- phraseyour reading level
ei ÊS HÔ-de ouk AN a-PE-tha-nen ho a-del-PHOS mou
- clause
KY-ree-e ei ÊS HÔ-de ouk AN a-PE-tha-nen ho a-del-PHOS mou
- sentence
EI-pen OUN hê MAR-tha PROS TON ee-ay-SOON KY-ree-e ei ÊS HÔ-de ouk AN a-PE-tha-nen ho a-del-PHOS mou
Exegesis
The response clause ouk an apethanen {οὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανεν | ouk an apé-tha-nen} expresses the prevented result that would have followed from Jesus’ presence, with the modal particle an carrying the counterfactual sense.
Root and etymology
apothnēskōalpha pi omicron theta nu eta sigma kappa omega
“to die, cease living”
In context — John 11:21
Then Martha said to Jesus , “Lord , had You been present, my brother would not have died.”
About this coordinate
John 11:21:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 11:21, so the Greek word ἀπέθανεν (apethanen) 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.11.21.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.11.21.W14.S1) and character.