John 11:6:5John.11.6.W5TAB
ἀσθενεῖ,
asthenei
“he is sick”
- Transliteration
- as-the-NEI
- Extended
- ahs-theh-NEI
- IPA
- /as.tʰeˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he is sick
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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
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.
The locative relative clause en hō ēn topō {ἐν ᾧ ἦν τόπῳ | en hō ên tó-pō} “in the place where He was” compacts location, and the accusative duo hēmeras {δύο ἡμέρας | dý-o hē-mé-ras} expresses duration. This structure highlights a deliberate pause rather than immediate movement.
Root and etymology
asthenēsalpha–sigma–theta–epsilon–nu–eta–sigma
“weak, feeble, sick”
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 11:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 11:6, 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.11.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.11.6.W5.S1) and character.