John 18:4:7John.18.4.W7TAB

ἐπʼ

ep

upon

Transliteration
ep
Extended
ehp
IPA
/ep/

Meaning by language

English
upon

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Pip — as in pet

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Diphthongs
Accents & breathings
ʼ

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Word in context

  1. word

    ep

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ee-ay-SOOS OON ei-DOS PAN-ta ta er-KHO-me-na ep au-TON ek-SEEL-then

  3. 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

  4. 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

erōtaōepsilon rho omega tau alpha omega

to ask, inquire

In contextJohn 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 18:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 18:4, so the Greek word ἐπʼ (ep) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.4.W7.S1) and character.