John 20:24:15John.20.24.W15TAB
⸀ἦλθεν
êlthen
“{He} came”
- Transliteration
- ÊL-then
- Extended
- ÊÊL-then
- IPA
- /ˈeːl.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} came
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊL-then
- phraseyour reading level
ouk ÊN met au-TÔN HO-te ÊL-then ee-ay-SOOS
- sentence
thô-MAS DE HEIS ek tôn DÔ-de-ka HO le-GO-me-nos DI-dy-mos ouk ÊN met au-TÔN HO-te ÊL-then ee-ay-SOOS
Exegesis
Ouk ēn met’ autōn {οὐκ ἦν μετʼ αὐτῶν | ouk ēn met’ autōn} ‘was not with them’ uses the imperfect to present Thomas’s absence as an ongoing state, while hote ēlthen Iēsous {ὅτε ἦλθεν Ἰησοῦς | hóte ēlthen Iēsoûs} ‘when Jesus came’ introduces the temporal boundary that ends that state. The aorist verb frames Jesus’ arrival as a decisive narrative event, and the verse as a whole slows the action so the reader feels the missed moment of appearance.
In context — John 20:24
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin , was not with them when Jesus came.
About this coordinate
John 20:24:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 20:24, so the Greek word ⸀ἦλθεν (êlthen) 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.20.24.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.24.W15.S1) and character.