John 18:28:17John.18.28.W17TAB
εἰσῆλθον
eisêlthon
“{they} entered”
- Transliteration
- ei-SÊL-thon
- Extended
- ei-SÊL-thon
- IPA
- /eiˈseːl.tʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- {they} entered
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ei-SÊL-thon
- phraseyour reading level
KAI au-TOI ouk ei-SÊL-thon eis TO prai-TO-ri-on
- clause
KAI au-TOI ouk ei-SÊL-thon eis TO prai-TO-ri-on HI-na MÊ mi-an-THÔ-sin al-LA PHA-gô-sin TO PAS-kha
- sentence
A-gou-sin OUN TON ee-ay-SOON a-PO TOU ka-i-A-pha eis TO prai-TO-ri-on ÊN DE prô-I KAI au-TOI ouk ei-SÊL-thon eis TO prai-TO-ri-on HI-na MÊ mi-an-THÔ-sin al-LA PHA-gô-sin TO PAS-kha
Exegesis
The clause kai autoi ouk eiselthon {καὶ αὐτοὶ οὐκ εἰσῆλθον | kaí au-toí ouk ei-sêl-thon} uses autoi {αὐτοὶ | au-toí} ‘they themselves’ for emphasis, stressing that the very people who brought Jesus forward remained outside the Roman residence.
Root and etymology
eiserchomaiei-s e r-kh o-m a i
“to go in, enter”
In context — John 18:28
After that, they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium; it was still early. They themselves did not go inside the praetorium, so that they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover .
About this coordinate
John 18:28:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 18:28, so the Greek word εἰσῆλθον (eisêlthon) 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.18.28.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.28.W17.S1) and character.