John 14:18:5John.14.18.W5TAB
ἔρχομαι
erkhomai
“I will come”
- Transliteration
- ER-kho-mai
- Extended
- ER-kho-mai
- IPA
- /ˈer.kʰo.mai/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will come
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ER-kho-mai
- phraseyour reading level
ER-kho-mai PROS hy-MAS
- sentence
ouk a-PHÊ-so hy-MAS or-PHA-NOOS ER-kho-mai PROS hy-MAS
Exegesis
The second clause employs the present-tense erchomai {ἔρχομαι | ér-kho-mai} 'I am coming' to emphasize imminence.
Root and etymology
erchomaiepsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to come, arrive”
In context — John 14:18
I will not leave you orphaned ; I am coming to you.
About this coordinate
John 14:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 14:18, so the Greek word ἔρχομαι (erkhomai) 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.14.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.18.W5.S1) and character.