John 18:4:6John.18.4.W6TAB
ἐρχόμενα
erkhomena
“coming”
- Transliteration
- er-KHO-me-na
- Extended
- ehr-KHOH-meh-nah
- IPA
- /erˈkʰo.me.na/
Meaning by language
- English
- coming
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
er-KHO-me-na
- phraseyour reading level
ee-ay-SOOS OON ei-DOS PAN-ta ta er-KHO-me-na ep au-TON ek-SEEL-then
- clause
ee-ay-SOOS OON ei-DOS PAN-ta ta er-KHO-me-na ep au-TON ek-SEEL-then kai LE-yei au-TOIS
- sentence
ee-ay-SOOS OON ei-DOS PAN-ta ta er-KHO-me-na ep au-TON ek-SEEL-then kai LE-yei au-TOIS TEE-na dzê-TEI-te
Exegesis
The object phrase panta ta erchomena {πάντα τὰ ἐρχόμενα | pán-ta tà er-khó-me-na} ‘all the coming things’ is qualified by ep auton {ἐπʼ αὐτὸν | ep au-tón} ‘upon Him,’ marking the events as directed toward Jesus.
Root and etymology
erchomaiepsilon rho chi omicron mu alpha iota
“to come, approach”
In context — John 18:4
Jesus , therefore, knowing everything that was coming upon Him, went out and said to them, “Whom are you seeking?”
About this coordinate
John 18:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 18:4, so the Greek word ἐρχόμενα (erkhomena) 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.18.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.4.W6.S1) and character.