John 20:13:19John.20.13.W19TAB
ἔθηκαν
ethêkan
“laid”
- Transliteration
- E-THÊ-KAN
- Extended
- E-THÊ-KAN
- IPA
- /ˈe.tʰeː.kan/
Meaning by language
- English
- laid
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-THÊ-KAN
- phraseyour reading level
KAI ouk OI-DA POU E-THÊ-KAN au-TON
- sentence
LE-YEI au-TOIS HO-TI Ê-RAN TON KY-RI-ON mou KAI ouk OI-DA POU E-THÊ-KAN au-TON
Exegesis
Mary’s reply, introduced by legei autois {λέγει αὐτοῖς | lé-gei au-toîs} and the explanatory hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti}, pivots on the aorists eran {ἦραν | ḗ-ran} and ethekan {ἔθηκαν | é-the-kan} to depict completed removal and placement actions, while the perfect oida {οἶδα | oî-da} conveys her continuing lack of knowledge.
The sequence ton kyrion mou {τὸν κύριόν μου | tón ký-ri-on mou} and pou ethekan auton {ποῦ ἔθηκαν αὐτόν | poû é-the-kan au-tón} preserves the personal emphasis on Mary’s loss and uncertainty, concluding the question-and-answer exchange with narrative immediacy.
In context — John 20:13
And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She replied, “Because they took away my Lord , and I do not know where they have laid Him.”
About this coordinate
John 20:13:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of John 20:13, so the Greek word ἔθηκαν (ethêkan) 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.20.13.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.13.W19.S1) and character.