John 18:5:10John.18.5.W10TAB
εἱστήκει
heistêkei
“was standing”
- Transliteration
- hei-STÊ-kei
- Extended
- hei-STÊ-kei
- IPA
- /heiˈsteː.kiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was standing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hei-STÊ-kei
- sentence
hei-STÊ-kei de kai i-OU-das ho pa-ra-di-DOUS au-TON met au-TÔN
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts with the proper noun Ioudas {Ἰούδας | Ioúdās} ‘Judas’ modified by the articular participle ho paradidous {ὁ παραδιδοὺς | ho paradidoús} ‘the one betraying’, which functions appositionally to identify him, while the pluperfect verb hēistēkei {εἱστήκει | hēistḗkei} ‘he was standing’ conveys a sustained state.
Root and etymology
histēmih-i-s-t-e-m-i
“to stand, set, establish”
In context — John 18:5
They answered Him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” Jesus says to them, “I am.” And Judas, the one betraying Him, was also standing with them.
About this coordinate
John 18:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 18:5, so the Greek word εἱστήκει (heistêkei) 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.18.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.5.W10.S1) and character.