John 11:3:12John.11.3.W12TAB
ἀσθενεῖ
asthenei
“is ill”
- Transliteration
- as-the-NEI
- Extended
- as-the-NEI
- IPA
- /as.tʰe.ˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is ill
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
as-the-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
EE-de hon phi-LEIS as-the-NEI
- clause
KY-ree-e EE-de hon phi-LEIS as-the-NEI
- sentence
a-PES-tei-lan OUN hai a-del-PHAI PROS au-TON LE-gou-sai KY-ree-e EE-de hon phi-LEIS as-the-NEI
Exegesis
The relative clause hon phileis asthenei {ὃν φιλεῖς ἀσθενεῖ | hón phi-leîs as-the-neî} ‘whom You love is sick’ puts the loved person first, so relationship grounds the appeal before the illness is named.
The present forms phileis {φιλεῖς | phi-leîs} and asthenei {ἀσθενεῖ | as-the-neî} portray both affection and sickness as ongoing realities at the moment of request, which makes the petition intimate and urgent.
Root and etymology
astheneoalpha sigma theta epsilon nu epsilon omega
“to be weak, be sick”
In context — John 11:3
Therefore the sisters sent an appeal to Him, saying, “Lord , look, the one whom You love is ill.”
About this coordinate
John 11:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 11:3, so the Greek word ἀσθενεῖ (asthenei) 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.11.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.11.3.W12.S1) and character.