John 16:19:4John.16.19.W4TAB
ἤθελον
êthelon
“they wanted”
- Transliteration
- Ê-the-lon
- Extended
- ÊH-theh-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈeː.tʰe.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they wanted
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-the-lon
- phraseyour reading level
E-gno ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti Ê-the-lon au-TON e-rō-TAN
- clause
E-gno ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti Ê-the-lon au-TON e-rō-TAN KAI EI-pen au-TOIS
- sentence
E-gno ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti Ê-the-lon au-TON e-rō-TAN KAI EI-pen au-TOIS pe-RI TOU-tou zê-TEI-te met al-LÊ-lōn HO-ti EI-pon mi-KRON KAI OU the-o-REI-te me KAI PA-lin mi-KRON KAI OP-se-STHE me
Exegesis
The first hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces the content of what He knew: ēthelon auton erōtan {ἤθελον αὐτὸν ἐρωτᾶν | ḗ-the-lon au-tón e-rō-tân}, where the imperfect plus infinitive presents an ongoing intention to question Him.
In context — John 16:19
Jesus knew that they wanted to ask Him, and He said to them, "Concerning this you are seeking among one another, because I said, 'A little while and you are not seeing Me, and again a little while and you will see Me.'"
About this coordinate
John 16:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 16:19, so the Greek word ἤθελον (êthelon) 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.16.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.19.W4.S1) and character.