John 19:25:1John.19.25.W1TAB
Εἱστήκεισαν
heistêkeisan
“were standing”
- Transliteration
- hei-STÊ-kei-san
- Extended
- hei-STÊ-kei-sahn
- IPA
- /heiˈsteː.kei.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were standing
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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 | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
hei-STÊ-kei-san
- phraseyour reading level
hei-STÊ-kei-san DE pa-RA TOI stau-ROI TOU ee-ay-SOO HÊ MÊ-têr au-TOU KAI HÊ a-del-PHÊ TÊS mê-TROS au-TOU
- sentence
hei-STÊ-kei-san DE pa-RA TOI stau-ROI TOU ee-ay-SOO HÊ MÊ-têr au-TOU KAI HÊ a-del-PHÊ TÊS mê-TROS au-TOU ma-RI-a HÊ TOU klô-PA KAI ma-RI-a HÊ mag-da-lê-NÊ
Exegesis
The verse begins with the pluperfect verb heistekeisan {Εἱστήκεισαν | heis-tē-kei-san} ‘they were standing’, which in context functions as an intensive pluperfect, depicting a state of continued standing that extends into the present moment of the crucifixion scene.
In context — John 19:25
But there were standing beside the cross of Jesus His mother and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas , and Mary Magdalene.
About this coordinate
John 19:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 19:25, so the Greek word Εἱστήκεισαν (heistêkeisan) 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.19.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.25.W1.S1) and character.