John 16:28:6John.16.28.W6TAB
ἐλήλυθα
elêlytha
“I have come”
- Transliteration
- e-LÊ-ly-tha
- Extended
- eh-LÊ-ly-thah
- IPA
- /e.ˈleː.ly.tʰa/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have come
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LÊ-ly-tha
- 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
The next clause, `elelytha eis ton kosmon {ἐλήλυθα εἰς τὸν κόσμον | e-lḗ-ly-tha eis ton kós-mon} ‘I have come into the world’`, uses the perfect tense to present the coming as completed yet still effective in the present.
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 16:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 16:28, so the Greek word ἐλήλυθα (elêlytha) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.28.W6.S1) and character.