John 20:3:10John.20.3.W10TAB
ἤρχοντο
êrkhonto
“{they} were coming”
- Transliteration
- ÊR-khon-to
- Extended
- ÊR-khohn-toh
- IPA
- /ˈeːr.kʰon.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- {they} were coming
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ÊR-khon-to
- phraseyour reading level
KAI ÊR-khon-to EIS TO mnê-MEI-on
- sentence
ek-SÊL-then OUN HO PE-tros KAI HO AL-los ma-thê-TÊS KAI ÊR-khon-to EIS TO mnê-MEI-on
Exegesis
A second kai introduces the imperfect verb erchonto {ἤρχοντο | êrchonto} ‘they were going,’ which shifts the subject to a plural and portrays the movement as ongoing or progressive.
In context — John 20:3
Therefore Peter went out, and the other disciple also, and they were going toward the tomb .
About this coordinate
John 20:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 20:3, so the Greek word ἤρχοντο (êrkhonto) 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.20.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.3.W10.S1) and character.