John 12:20:3John.12.20.W3TAB
Ἕλληνές
hellênes
“Greeks”
- Transliteration
- HEL-lê-NES
- Extended
- HEL-lêh-NES
- IPA
- /hel.lɛːˈnes/
Meaning by language
- English
- Greeks
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HEL-lê-NES
- 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.”
Root and etymology
Helleneta–lambda–lambda–eta–nu
“Greek person, Gentile”
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 12:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 12:20, so the Greek word Ἕλληνές (hellênes) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.20.W3.S1) and character.