John 18:23:1John.18.23.W1TAB
ἀπεκρίθη
apekrithê
“{He} answered”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-KRI-thê
- Extended
- ah-peh-KRI-thê
- IPA
- /a.peˈkri.tʰeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} answered
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-pe-KRI-thê
- clause
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TOI ee-ay-SOOS
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TOI ee-ay-SOOS EI ka-KÔS e-LA-lê-sa mar-TY-rê-son pe-RI tou ka-KOU EI DE ka-LÔS TI me DE-reis
Exegesis
The verse opens with a concise response verb, apekrithe {ἀπεκρίθη | a-pe-KRÍ-thē} ‘answered’, which frames the line as a direct rebuttal inside a formal hearing.
Root and etymology
apokrinomaia-p-o-k-r-i-n-o-m-a-i
“to answer, reply”
In context — John 18:23
Jesus answered him, “If I spoke wrongly , bear witness concerning the offense; but if I spoke well, why do you strike Me?”
About this coordinate
John 18:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 18:23, so the Greek word ἀπεκρίθη (apekrithê) 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.18.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.23.W1.S1) and character.