John 11:37:7John.11.37.W7TAB
ἐδύνατο
edynato
“could”
- Transliteration
- e-DY-na-to
- Extended
- eh-DY-nah-toh
- IPA
- /eˈdy.na.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- could
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-DY-na-to
- clause
ouk e-DY-na-to HOU-tos ho a-NOI-ksas tous oph-thal-MOUS tou ty-PHLOU poi-Ê-sai HI-na KAI HOU-tos MÊ a-po-THA-nê
- sentence
ti-NES DE eks au-TÔN EI-pan ouk e-DY-na-to HOU-tos ho a-NOI-ksas tous oph-thal-MOUS tou ty-PHLOU poi-Ê-sai HI-na KAI HOU-tos MÊ a-po-THA-nê
Exegesis
The clause Ouk edynato houtos {Οὐκ ἐδύνατο οὗτος | Ouk edýnato hoûtos} places the negated imperfect verb ‘was able’ before the demonstrative ‘this one’ for emphasis, inviting doubt about the effectiveness of the person clearly understood from context to be Jesus.
In context — John 11:37
But some of them said, “Could not this one who opened the eyes of the blind have done something so that even this one would not have died?”
About this coordinate
John 11:37:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 11:37, so the Greek word ἐδύνατο (edynato) 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.11.37.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.11.37.W7.S1) and character.