John 3:10:1John.3.10.W1TAB
ἀπεκρίθη
apekrithê
“{He} answered”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-KRI-thê
- Extended
- ah-peh-KRI-thê
- IPA
- /a.peˈkri.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} answered
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-pe-KRI-thê
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS KAI EI-pen au-TOI SY EI ho di-DA-ska-los tou is-ra-ÊL KAI TAU-ta OU gi-NÔ-skeis
Exegesis
The verse opens with the compact response formula apekrithe Iesous kai eipen auto {ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ | a-pekrí-thē Iē-soûs kaí eî-pen au-tôi}, where the two verbs function together to introduce Jesus’ reply and direct it to the hearer in the dative.
Root and etymology
apokrinomaialpha pi omicron kappa rho iota nu omicron mu alpha iota
“to answer, give a response”
In context — John 3:10
Jesus answered him and said, "You are the teacher for Israel, yet these things remain unknown to you?"
About this coordinate
John 3:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 3:10, so the Greek word ἀπεκρίθη (apekrithê) 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.3.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.10.W1.S1) and character.