John 19:2:8John.19.2.W8TAB
ἐπέθηκαν
epethêkan
“{They} placed”
- Transliteration
- e-PE-thê-kan
- Extended
- e-PE-thê-kan
- IPA
- /e.ˈpe.tʰe.kan/
Meaning by language
- English
- {They} placed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PE-thê-kan
- phraseyour reading level
KAI hoi stra-ti-Ô-tai PLEK-san-tes STE-PHA-non eks a-kan-THÔN e-PE-thê-kan au-TOU TÊ ke-pha-LÊ
- sentence
KAI hoi stra-ti-Ô-tai PLEK-san-tes STE-PHA-non eks a-kan-THÔN e-PE-thê-kan au-TOU TÊ ke-pha-LÊ KAI hi-MA-ti-on por-phy-ROUN pe-ri-E-ba-lon au-TON
Exegesis
The opening participial phrase plexantes stephanon ex akanthōn {πλέξαντες στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν | pléxantes stéphanon ex akanthōn} uses an aorist active participle plexantes {πλέξαντες | pléxantes} that is circumstantial, describing an action completed prior to the main verb epethēkan {ἐπέθηκαν | epéthēkan} “they placed.”
The sequence epethēkan autou tē kephalē {ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῦ τῇ κεφαλῇ | epéthēkan autoû tē kephalē} places the genitive pronoun autou {αὐτοῦ | autoû} before the dative noun phrase, yielding the sense “on His head,” with the genitive indicating possession and the dative marking the location or target of the placing.
In context — John 19:2
And the soldiers , having woven a crown of thorns, placed it on His head, and put a purple robe on Him.
About this coordinate
John 19:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 19:2, so the Greek word ἐπέθηκαν (epethêkan) 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.19.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.2.W8.S1) and character.