John 21:13:1John.21.13.W1TAB
⸀ἔρχεται
erkhetai
“{He} comes”
- Transliteration
- ER-khe-tai
- Extended
- ER-khe-tai
- IPA
- /ˈer.kʰe.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} comes
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ER-khe-tai
- phraseyour reading level
ER-khe-tai ho ee-ay-SOOS KAI lam-BA-nei TON AR-ton KAI DEE-dō-sin au-TOIS
- sentence
ER-khe-tai ho ee-ay-SOOS KAI lam-BA-nei TON AR-ton KAI DEE-dō-sin au-TOIS KAI TO op-SA-ri-on ho-MOI-ōs
Exegesis
The sentence opens with erchetai {ἔρχεται | ér-khe-tai} as a historical present, a vivid narrative device that brings the action into immediate view.
Root and etymology
erchomaiepsilon rho chi omicron mu alpha iota
“to come, arrive”
In context — John 21:13
Jesus comes and takes the bread and gives it to them, and likewise the fish .
About this coordinate
John 21:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 21:13, so the Greek word ⸀ἔρχεται (erkhetai) 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.21.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.13.W1.S1) and character.