John 20:8:15John.20.8.W15TAB
εἶδεν
eiden
“he saw”
- Transliteration
- EI-den
- Extended
- EI-dehn
- IPA
- /ˈei.den/
Meaning by language
- English
- he saw
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-den
- phraseyour reading level
KAI EI-den KAI e-PI-steu-sen
- sentence
TO-te OON ei-SÊL-then KAI ho AL-los ma-thê-TÊS ho el-THÔN PRÔ-tos eis to mnê-MEI-on KAI EI-den KAI e-PI-steu-sen
Exegesis
kai eiden kai episteusen {εἰσῆλθεν … καὶ εἶδεν καὶ ἐπίστευσεν | ei-sêl-then … kaí eî-den kaí e-pís-teu-sen}, presenting entry, seeing, and believing as distinct, completed narrative steps.
Root and etymology
horaōomicron rho alpha omega
“to see, perceive”
In context — John 20:8
Then therefore the other disciple , who had come first to the tomb, also entered; and he saw and believed .
About this coordinate
John 20:8:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 20:8, so the Greek word εἶδεν (eiden) 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.20.8.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.8.W15.S1) and character.