John 12:1:9John.12.1.W9TAB
ἦλθεν
êlthen
“came”
- Transliteration
- ÊL-then
- Extended
- êel-THEHN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːl.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊL-then
- 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 main verb elthen {ἦλθεν | ēl-then} ‘came’ is aorist, presenting Jesus’ arrival as a complete event, and it is complemented by the prepositional phrase eis Bethanian {εἰς Βηθανίαν | eis Bē-tha-ní-an} ‘into Bethany’, which functions as a goal-of-motion phrase.
In context — John 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 12:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 12:1, so the Greek word ἦλθεν (êlthen) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.1.W9.S1) and character.