John 11:29:8John.11.29.W8TAB
ἤρχετο
êrkheto
“was going”
- Transliteration
- ÊR-khe-to
- Extended
- ÊR-khe-toh
- IPA
- /ˈeːr.kʰe.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- was going
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ÊR-khe-to
- sentence
e-KEI-nê DE HÔS Ê-KOO-SEN ê-YER-thê ta-KHY KAI ÊR-khe-to PROS au-TON
Exegesis
The coordinated verb ercheto {ἤρχετο | ḗr-khe-to} in the imperfect middle depicts the ensuing motion as an unfolding process, “she was coming,” which English typically expresses as a simple past (“came” or “went”) for narrative flow.
Root and etymology
erchomaiepsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to come, go, arrive”
In context — John 11:29
But she, when she heard, arose quickly and came to Him .
About this coordinate
John 11:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 11:29, so the Greek word ἤρχετο (êrkheto) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.11.29.W8.S1) and character.