John 2:9:18John.2.9.W18TAB
ᾔδεισαν
ēdeisan
“{They} knew”
- Transliteration
- Ē-DEI-san
- Extended
- Ē-DEI-san
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.dei.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- {They} knew
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
Ē-DEI-san
- sentence
hōs DE e-GEU-sa-to ho ar-khi-TRI-kli-nos TO HY-dōr OI-non ge-ge-nē-ME-non KAI ouk Ē-DEI PO-then es-TIN hoi DE di-A-ko-noi Ē-DEI-san hoi ēn-tlē-KO-tes TO HY-dōr phō-NEI TON nym-PHI-on ho ar-khi-TRI-kli-nos
Exegesis
This is immediately contrasted by the inserted clause hoi de diakonoi eideisan hoi entlekotes to hydor {οἱ δὲ διάκονοι ᾔδεισαν οἱ ἠντληκότες τὸ ὕδωρ | hoi dé di-á-ko-noi ḗ-dei-san hoi ēn-tlē-kó-tes tó hý-dōr}, where the servants, further defined by the perfect participle “who had drawn the water,” are explicitly said to know, creating a knowledge-ignorance contrast.
In context — John 2:9
When the master of the banquet tasted the water that had become wine and did not know from where it had come , though the servants who had drawn the water knew, the master of the banquet called the bridegroom.
About this coordinate
John 2:9:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 2:9, so the Greek word ᾔδεισαν (ēdeisan) 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.2.9.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.2.9.W18.S1) and character.