John 11:6:3John.11.6.W3TAB
ἤκουσεν
êkoosen
“he heard”
- Transliteration
- Ê-koo-sen
- Extended
- Êh-koo-sehn
- IPA
- /ˈeː.kuː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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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Word in context
- word
Ê-koo-sen
- phraseyour reading level
hôs OUN Ê-koo-sen HO-ti as-the-NEI
- sentence
hôs OUN Ê-koo-sen HO-ti as-the-NEI TO-te MEN E-mei-nen en Ô ÊN TO-pō DY-O hê-ME-ras
Exegesis
The main verb ēkousen {ἤκουσεν | ḗ-kou-sen} “heard” takes a hoti-clause {ὅτι | hó-ti} introducing asthenei {ἀσθενεῖ | as-the-neî} “is sick” as an ongoing condition.
Root and etymology
akouōalpha–kappa–omicron–upsilon–omega
“to hear, listen”
In context — John 11:6
So when He heard that he was ill , He remained two days longer in the place where He was.
About this coordinate
John 11:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 11:6, 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.11.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.11.6.W3.S1) and character.