John 19:33:7John.19.33.W7TAB
εἶδον
eedon
“they saw”
- Transliteration
- EE-don
- Extended
- EE-dohn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.don/
Meaning by language
- English
- they saw
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EE-don
- phraseyour reading level
hōs EE-don Ê-dê au-TON te-thnê-KO-ta
- sentence
e-PEE de ton ee-ay-SOON el-THON-tes hōs EE-don Ê-dê au-TON te-thnê-KO-ta ou ka-TE-ak-san au-TOU ta SKE-lê
Exegesis
The main finite verb of perception is eidon {εἶδον | eîdon} “they saw,” which governs the object clause introduced implicitly, describing what they perceived about Jesus.
In context — John 19:33
But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs .
About this coordinate
John 19:33:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 19:33, so the Greek word εἶδον (eedon) 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.19.33.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.33.W7.S1) and character.