John 21:4:12John.21.4.W12TAB

ᾔδεισαν

êideisan

{They} knew

Transliteration
Êi-dei-san
Extended
Êi-dei-san
IPA
/ˈeːi.dei.san/

Meaning by language

English
{They} knew

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Result
ᾔ + δει + σαν
êi + dei + san
êideisan

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Deltath — as in this
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    Êi-dei-san

  2. clause

    ou MEN-toi Êi-dei-san hoi ma-thê-TAI HO-ti ee-ay-SOOS ES-tin

  3. sentence

    prô-I-as de Ê-dê ye-no-MÊ-nês E-stê ee-ay-SOOS eis ton ai-yi-a-LON ou MEN-toi Êi-dei-san hoi ma-thê-TAI HO-ti ee-ay-SOOS ES-tin

Exegesis

The form ēdeisan {ᾔδεισαν | ēdeisan} indicates a settled state of non-recognition, and the content clause hoti Iesous estin {ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν | hóti Iēsous estin} identifies exactly what remained ungrasped.

In contextJohn 21:4

When morning had already come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

About this coordinate

John 21:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 21:4, so the Greek word ᾔδεισαν (êideisan) 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.21.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.4.W12.S1) and character.