John 18:7:3John.18.7.W3TAB
⸂ἐπηρώτησεν
epêrôtêsen
“he asked”
- Transliteration
- e-pê-RÔ-tê-sen
- Extended
- eh-pê-RÔ-tê-sehn
- IPA
- /e.peː.ˈrɔː.teː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he asked
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pê-RÔ-tê-sen
- clause
PA-lin OON e-pê-RÔ-tê-sen au-TOUS
- sentence
PA-lin OON e-pê-RÔ-tê-sen au-TOUS TI-na zê-TEI-te
Exegesis
The finite verb eperotesen {ἐπηρώτησεν | epē-rṓ-tē-sen} carries the narrative forward as a decisive aorist event, with autous {αὐτούς | au-toús} marking the arresting group as the direct object.
Root and etymology
erōtaōepsilon rho omega tau alpha omega
“to ask, inquire”
In context — John 18:7
Then He put the question to them again, “Whom are you in search of?” They replied, “Jesus the Nazarene .”
About this coordinate
John 18:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 18:7, so the Greek word ⸂ἐπηρώτησεν (epêrôtêsen) 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.18.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.7.W3.S1) and character.