John 19:8:10John.19.8.W10TAB
ἐφοβήθη,
ephobêthê
“{He} was afraid”
- Transliteration
- e-pho-BÊ-thê
- Extended
- eh-phoh-BÊ-thê
- IPA
- /e.pʰo.ˈbeː.tʰeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} was afraid
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-pho-BÊ-thê
- phraseyour reading level
MAL-lon e-pho-BÊ-thê
- sentence
HO-te OON Ê-koo-sen ho pi-LA-tos TOO-ton TON LO-gon MAL-lon e-pho-BÊ-thê
Exegesis
The main clause consists of the comparative adverb mallon {μᾶλλον | mâl-lon} placed before the aorist passive verb ephobēthē {ἐφοβήθη | e-pho-bḗ-thē}, “he was afraid,” so that the adverb intensifies the emotional reaction: he “became more afraid.” The single nominative subject Pilatos grammatically governs both verbs, so the same person is the one who hears and who experiences heightened fear. In translation, the temporal subclause is rendered first (“When Pilate … heard this”), followed by the main clause (“he was more afraid / he became even more frightened”), preserving the Greek cause-and-effect sequence and making the escalation of fear explicit through “more” and “even more.”
In context — John 19:8
When Pilate therefore heard this statement , he was more afraid.
About this coordinate
John 19:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 19:8, so the Greek word ἐφοβήθη, (ephobêthê) 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.19.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.8.W10.S1) and character.