John 17:12:2John.17.12.W2TAB

ἤμην

êmen

I was

Transliteration
Ê-men
Extended
ÊH-mehn
IPA
/ˈeː.men/

Meaning by language

English
I was

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Result
ἤ + μην
ê + men
êmen

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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  1. word

    Ê-men

  2. phraseyour reading level

    HO-te Ê-men met au-TÔN e-GÔ e-TÊ-roun au-TOUS en TÔI o-NO-ma-TI sou hôi DE-dô-kas moi

  3. sentence

    HO-te Ê-men met au-TÔN e-GÔ e-TÊ-roun au-TOUS en TÔI o-NO-ma-TI sou hôi DE-dô-kas moi kai e-PHY-lak-sa kai ou-DEIS eks au-TÔN a-PÔ-le-to ei mê ho hy-HOS TÊS a-pô-LEI-as HI-na hê gra-PHÊ plê-rô-THÊ

Exegesis

The opening sequence ēmen met' autōn {ἤμην μετʼ αὐτῶν | ḗmēn met' autôn} describes Jesus’ prior shared presence with the disciples, while the explicit subject egō {ἐγὼ | egṓ} before eteroun {ἐτήρουν | etēroun} ‘was guarding’ gives special weight to His own protective action.

In contextJohn 17:12

While I was with them, I was guarding them in Your name, which You have given Me, and I safeguarded them; not one of them was lost except the son marked for ruin , so that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

About this coordinate

John 17:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 17:12, so the Greek word ἤμην (êmen) 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.17.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.17.12.W2.S1) and character.