John 21:20:4John.21.20.W4TAB
βλέπει
blepei
“{He} sees”
- Transliteration
- BLE-pei
- Extended
- BLEH-pei
- IPA
- /ˈble.piː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} sees
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
BLE-pei
- phraseyour reading level
e-pi-stra-PHEIS ho PE-tros BLE-pei TON ma-thê-TÊN HON ê-GA-pa ho ee-ay-SOOS a-ko-lou-THOUN-ta
- clause
e-pi-stra-PHEIS ho PE-tros BLE-pei TON ma-thê-TÊN HON ê-GA-pa ho ee-ay-SOOS a-ko-lou-THOUN-ta HOS KAI a-NE-pe-sen en TOI DEIP-nôi e-PI TO STÊ-thos au-TOU KAI EI-pen
- sentence
e-pi-stra-PHEIS ho PE-tros BLE-pei TON ma-thê-TÊN HON ê-GA-pa ho ee-ay-SOOS a-ko-lou-THOUN-ta HOS KAI a-NE-pe-sen en TOI DEIP-nôi e-PI TO STÊ-thos au-TOU KAI EI-pen KY-ree-e TIS es-TIN ho pa-ra-di-DOUS se
Exegesis
The verse opens with the circumstantial participle epistrapheis {Ἐπιστραφεὶς | Epistrapheís} ‘having turned’, which sets the temporal background before the main historical present blepei {βλέπει | blépei} ‘sees’. That present tense gives the scene immediacy while the aorist participle keeps Peter’s movement subordinate to the main action.
In context — John 21:20
After turning, Peter saw the disciple whom Jesus loved, who was following—the one who had also reclined at the supper upon His chest and had said, “Lord , who is the one betraying You?”
About this coordinate
John 21:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 21:20, so the Greek word βλέπει (blepei) 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.21.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.20.W4.S1) and character.