John 21:23:29John.21.23.W29TAB
ἕως
heōs
“until”
- Transliteration
- HE-ōs
- Extended
- HEH-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈhe.ɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- until
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HE-ōs
- phraseyour reading level
e-AN au-TON THE-lô ME-nein HE-ōs ER-kho-mai
- clause
e-AN au-TON THE-lô ME-nein HE-ōs ER-kho-mai TI PROS SE
- sentence
ouk EI-pen DE au-TOI ho ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti ouk a-po-THNÊI-skei al e-AN au-TON THE-lô ME-nein HE-ōs ER-kho-mai TI PROS SE
Exegesis
The conditional ean auton thelō menein heōs erchomai {Ἐὰν αὐτὸν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι | Ean auton thelō menein heōs erchomai} makes the statement hypothetical and dependent on Jesus’ will rather than on a promised outcome.
The infinitive menein {μένειν | menein} is governed by the volitional verb, and heōs {ἕως | heōs} sets a temporal limit without asserting what will actually happen.
In context — John 21:23
Therefore this saying went out among the brothers that the disciple, that one, would not die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?”
About this coordinate
John 21:23:29 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 29 of John 21:23, so the Greek word ἕως (heōs) 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.21.23.W29, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.23.W29.S1) and character.