John 13:11:1John.13.11.W1TAB

ᾔδει

êidei

He knew

Transliteration
ÊI-dei
Extended
ÊI-dei
IPA
/ˈeːi.dei/

Meaning by language

English
He knew

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Result
ᾔ + δει
êi + dei
êidei

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Deltath — as in this
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    ÊI-dei

  2. clause

    ÊI-dei GAR TON pa-ra-di-DON-ta au-TON

  3. sentence

    ÊI-dei GAR TON pa-ra-di-DON-ta au-TON di-A TOU-to EI-pen HO-ti ou-KHI PAN-tes ka-tha-ROI ES-te

Exegesis

The verse opens with the verb ēdei {ᾔδει | ê-dei} ‘he knew’, a pluperfect form conveying settled prior awareness.

Root and etymology

oidaomicron–iota–delta–alpha

to know, to have perceived

In contextJohn 13:11

For He knew the one who was betraying Him; because of this He said, “Not all of you are clean .”

About this coordinate

John 13:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 13:11, so the Greek word ᾔδει (êidei) 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.13.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.11.W1.S1) and character.