John 11:30:3John.11.30.W3TAB
ἐληλύθει
elêlýthei
“{He} had come”
- Transliteration
- e-lê-LÝ-thei
- Extended
- e-lê-LÝ-thei
- IPA
- /e.leːˈly.tʰiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} had come
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-lê-LÝ-thei
- phraseyour reading level
OU-pō DE e-lê-LÝ-thei ho ee-ay-SOOS eis TĒN KŌ-mēn
- sentence
OU-pō DE e-lê-LÝ-thei ho ee-ay-SOOS eis TĒN KŌ-mēn al ĒN E-ti en TŌ TO-pō HO-pou hy-PĒN-TĒ-sen au-TŌ hē MAR-tha
Exegesis
The pluperfect elēlythei {ἐληλύθει | e-lē-LU-thei} “had come” presents Jesus’ arrival at the village as a state that, at this point in the story, is still unrealized.
Root and etymology
erchomaiepsilon rho chi omicron mu alpha iota
“to come, go”
In context — John 11:30
Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but He was still in the place where Martha met Him.
About this coordinate
John 11:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 11:30, so the Greek word ἐληλύθει (elêlýthei) 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.11.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.11.30.W3.S1) and character.