John 16:3:6John.16.3.W6TAB
ἔγνωσαν
egnôsan
“they knew”
- Transliteration
- E-gnô-san
- Extended
- E-gnô-san
- IPA
- /ˈe.gnɔː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they knew
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-gnô-san
- sentence
kai TAU-ta poi-Ê-SOO-sin HO-ti ouk E-gnô-san ton pa-TE-ra ou-DE e-ME
Exegesis
Within this clause, the negative particle ouk {οὐκ | ouk} directly precedes the aorist verb egnōsan {ἔγνωσαν | égnōsan}, which views the failure “to know” as a decisive, completed reality rather than a mere momentary lapse.
Root and etymology
ginōskōgamma iota nu omicron sigma kappa omega
“to know, come to know”
In context — John 16:3
And they will do these things to you because they have not known the Father , nor Me .
About this coordinate
John 16:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 16:3, so the Greek word ἔγνωσαν (egnôsan) 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.16.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.3.W6.S1) and character.