John 16:28:1John.16.28.W1TAB
ἐξῆλθον
eksêlthon
“I came out”
- Transliteration
- eks-ÊL-thon
- Extended
- ehks-ÊL-thohn
- IPA
- /eks.ˈeːl.tʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- I came out
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
eks-ÊL-thon
- clause
eks-ÊL-thon ek tou pa-TROS KAI e-LÊ-ly-tha eis ton KOS-mon
- sentence
eks-ÊL-thon ek tou pa-TROS KAI e-LÊ-ly-tha eis ton KOS-mon PA-lin a-PHÍ-ê-mi ton KOS-mon KAI po-REU-o-mai pros ton pa-TE-ra
Exegesis
`exelthon {ἐξῆλθον | exêl-thon} ‘I came out’` opens the sentence with origin language, and `ek tou patros {ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς | ek tou pa-tròs} ‘from the Father’` identifies the source of that movement.
Root and etymology
erchomaiepsilon rho chi omicron mu alpha iota
“to come, go”
In context — John 16:28
I came out from the Father and I have come into the world ; once more, I am leaving the world and I am going to the Father.
About this coordinate
John 16:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 16:28, so the Greek word ἐξῆλθον (eksêlthon) 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.16.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.28.W1.S1) and character.