John 20:22:4John.20.22.W4TAB
ἐνεφύσησεν
enephysêsen
“he breathed”
- Transliteration
- e-ne-PHY-sê-sen
- Extended
- eh-neh-PHY-sê-sehn
- IPA
- /e.neˈpʰyː.seː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he breathed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-ne-PHY-sê-sen
- clause
KAI TOU-to ei-PÔN e-ne-PHY-sê-sen KAI LE-YEI au-TOIS
- sentence
KAI TOU-to ei-PÔN e-ne-PHY-sê-sen KAI LE-YEI au-TOIS LA-be-te PNEU-ma HA-YI-ON
Exegesis
The main narrative action is enephysēsen {ἐνεφύσησεν | e-ne-phý-sē-sen}, an aorist verb that presents the breathing as a decisive completed gesture; its imagery naturally recalls God’s life-giving breath in creation.
In context — John 20:22
And having said this, He breathed on them and says to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit .”
About this coordinate
John 20:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 20:22, so the Greek word ἐνεφύσησεν (enephysêsen) 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.20.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.22.W4.S1) and character.