John 18:34:1John.18.34.W1TAB
⸀ἀπεκρίθη
apekrithê
“{He} answered”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-KRI-thê
- Extended
- ah-peh-KRI-thê
- IPA
- /a.pe.ˈkri.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 ee-ay-SOOS
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS a-PO se-au-TOU SY TOU-to LE-yeis Ê AL-loi ei-PON soi pe-RI e-MOU
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the narrative aorist apekrithe {ἀπεκρίθη | a-pe-krí-thē} ‘answered’, a common Johannine way of moving the exchange forward before naming the speaker.
Root and etymology
apokrinomaialpha pi omicron kappa rho iota nu omicron mu alpha iota
“to answer, to reply”
In context — John 18:34
Jesus answered, “Are you saying this from yourself, or did others speak to you about Me?”
About this coordinate
John 18:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 18:34, 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.18.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.34.W1.S1) and character.