John 20:10:1John.20.10.W1TAB
ἀπῆλθον
apêlthon
“{They} went away”
- Transliteration
- a-PÊL-thon
- Extended
- a-PÊL-thon
- IPA
- /aˈpeːl.tʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- {They} went away
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PÊL-thon
- sentence
a-PÊL-thon OON PA-lin PROS hau-TOUS hoi ma-thê-TAI
Exegesis
The verse is a compact narrative clause built around the aorist main verb apelthon {ἀπῆλθον | a-pêl-thon} ‘went away,’ which advances the story as a completed movement.
Root and etymology
aperchomaialpha pi epsilon rho chi omicron mu alpha iota
“to go away, depart”
In context — John 20:10
Then the disciples went away again to their own place.
About this coordinate
John 20:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 20:10, so the Greek word ἀπῆλθον (apêlthon) 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.20.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.10.W1.S1) and character.