John 11:29:4John.11.29.W4TAB
ἤκουσεν
êkoosen
“heard”
- Transliteration
- Ê-KOO-SEN
- Extended
- ÊH-KOO-SEHN
- IPA
- /ˈeː.ku.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- heard
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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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ê-KOO-SEN
- sentence
e-KEI-nê DE HÔS Ê-KOO-SEN ê-YER-thê ta-KHY KAI ÊR-khe-to PROS au-TON
Exegesis
The temporal clause hos ekousen {ὡς ἤκουσεν | hōs ḗ-kou-sen} uses hos to introduce a temporal relationship, “when/as soon as,” with the aorist ekousen portraying her hearing as a complete event that triggers the next action.
Root and etymology
akouoalpha–kappa–omicron–upsilon–omega
“to hear, listen”
In context — John 11:29
But she, when she heard, arose quickly and came to Him .
About this coordinate
John 11:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 11:29, so the Greek word ἤκουσεν (êkoosen) 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.11.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.11.29.W4.S1) and character.