John 12:20:1John.12.20.W1TAB
Ἦσαν
êsan
“were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- Ê-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-san
- sentence
Ê-san de HEL-lê-NES TI-nes ek tôn a-na-bai-NON-tōn HI-na pros-ky-NÊ-sō-sin en têi he-or-TÊI
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the imperfect verb esan {Ἦσαν | Ē-san} followed by the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè}, forming an existential main clause, “there were …,” with Hellēnes tines {Ἕλληνές τινες | Héllēnes tines} as the compound subject “some Greeks.”
In context — John 12:20
But there were some Greeks among those going up in order to worship at the feast .
About this coordinate
John 12:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 12:20, so the Greek word Ἦσαν (êsan) 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.12.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.20.W1.S1) and character.