John 12:16:3John.12.16.W3TAB
ἔγνωσαν
egnosan
“they knew”
- Transliteration
- EG-no-san
- Extended
- EHG-noh-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈeg.nɔː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they knew
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EG-no-san
- sentence
TAU-ta ouk EG-no-san au-TOU hoi ma-thê-TAI to PRÔ-ton al HO-te e-dok-SA-thê ee-ay-SOOS TO-te em-NÊS-thê-san HO-ti TAU-ta ÊN ep au-TÔ ge-gra-MME-na KAI TAU-ta e-POI-ê-san au-TÔ
Exegesis
This is followed immediately by the negative verb phrase ouk egnōsan {οὐκ ἔγνωσαν | ouk ég-nō-san} ‘did not understand’, which frames the disciples’ initial incomprehension.
In context — John 12:16
His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.
About this coordinate
John 12:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 12:16, so the Greek word ἔγνωσαν (egnosan) 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.12.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.16.W3.S1) and character.