John 14:6:16John.14.6.W16TAB
ἔρχεται
erkhetai
“comes”
- Transliteration
- ER-khe-tai
- Extended
- ER-khe-tai
- IPA
- /ˈer.kʰe.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- comes
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ER-khe-tai
- clause
ou-DEIS ER-khe-tai PROS TON pa-TÊ-ra ei MÊ di e-MOU
- sentence
LE-yei au-TOI ho ee-ay-SOOS e-GÔ EI-mi hê ho-DOS KAI hê a-LÊ-thei-a KAI hê zô-Ê ou-DEIS ER-khe-tai PROS TON pa-TÊ-ra ei MÊ di e-MOU
Exegesis
In the final clause, oudeis {οὐδεὶς | ou-deís} placed first gives emphatic negation, while erchetai pros ton patera {ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸν πατέρα | ér-khe-tai prós ton pa-té-ra} depicts movement toward relational access.
In context — John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the path, the truth, and the life; no one reaches the Father except through Me."
About this coordinate
John 14:6:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 14:6, so the Greek word ἔρχεται (erkhetai) 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.14.6.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.6.W16.S1) and character.