John 12:1:5John.12.1.W5TAB

ἓξ

heks

six

Transliteration
heks
Extended
hehks
IPA
/heks/

Meaning by language

English
six

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Xix — as in axiom (ks)

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  1. word

    heks

  2. sentence

    ho oun ee-ay-SOOS pro heks hê-me-RÔN tou PA-s-kha ÊL-then eis bê-tha-NI-an HO-pou ên LA-za-ros hon Ê-gei-ren ek ne-KRÔN ee-ay-SOOS

Exegesis

The temporal prepositional phrase pro hex hemeron tou pascha {πρὸ ἓξ ἡμερῶν τοῦ πάσχα | pro hex hē-me-rōn tou pás-kha} ‘before six days of the Passover’ specifies a point in time relative to the upcoming festival, with the genitive construction indicating the temporal relationship to Passover.

In contextJohn 12:1

Therefore Jesus came to Bethany six days before the Passover, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.

About this coordinate

John 12:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 12:1, so the Greek word ἓξ (heks) 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.12.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.1.W5.S1) and character.