John 12:18:4John.12.18.W4TAB
ὑπήντησεν
hypeentêsen
“met”
- Transliteration
- hy-PEEN-tê-sen
- Extended
- hyoo-PEEN-teh-sehn
- IPA
- /hyˈpɛːn.tɛː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- met
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | 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
hy-PEEN-tê-sen
- sentence
di-A TOU-to KAI hy-PEEN-tê-sen au-TOI ho O-khlos HO-ti Ê-kou-san TOU-to au-TON pe-poi-ê-KE-nai to sê-MEI-on
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} links this causal phrase to the main verbal action hupentesen {ὑπήντησεν | hypḗn-tē-sen} “met,” an aorist indicative describing a single, decisive event.
In context — John 12:18
For this reason also the crowd met Him because they heard that He had done this sign .
About this coordinate
John 12:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 12:18, so the Greek word ὑπήντησεν (hypeentêsen) 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.12.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.18.W4.S1) and character.