John 19:7:1John.19.7.W1TAB
ἀπεκρίθησαν
apekrithêsan
“{They} answered”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-KRI-thê-san
- Extended
- ah-peh-KRI-thêh-sahn
- IPA
- /a.peˈkri.tʰeː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- {They} answered
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-pe-KRI-thê-san
- clause
a-pe-KRI-thê-san au-TOI hoi i-ou-DAI-oi
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê-san au-TOI hoi i-ou-DAI-oi HÊ-meis NO-mon E-kho-men KAI ka-TA ton NO-mon o-PHEI-lei a-po-tha-NEIN HO-ti hy-ON the-OU he-au-TON e-POI-ê-sen
Exegesis
The clause begins with the verb apekrithēsan {ἀπεκρίθησαν | apekríthēsan} “they answered,” an aorist passive form used deponently to introduce a formal response.
Root and etymology
apokrinomaialpha–pi–omicron–kappa–rho–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to answer, respond”
In context — John 19:7
The Jews answered him, “We have a law , and according to the law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God .”
About this coordinate
John 19:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 19:7, so the Greek word ἀπεκρίθησαν (apekrithêsan) 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.19.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.7.W1.S1) and character.