John 3:21:6John.3.21.W6TAB
ἔρχεται
erkhetai
“comes”
- Transliteration
- ER-khe-tai
- Extended
- EHR-kheh-tai
- IPA
- /ˈer.kʰe.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- comes
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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
- sentence
ho DE poi-ON TÊN a-LÊ-thei-an ER-khe-tai pros to PHÔS HI-na pha-ne-rô-THÊI au-TOO ta ER-ga HO-ti en the-OI es-tin eir-ga-SME-na
Exegesis
The main verb erchetai {ἔρχεται | ér-khe-tai} ‘comes’ is followed by pros to phos {πρὸς τὸ φῶς | pros tò phôs} ‘toward the light,’ a spatial image that in this context points to openness, scrutiny, and public visibility.
In context — John 3:21
But the one who does the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be disclosed, because they have been done in God .
About this coordinate
John 3:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 3:21, 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.3.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.21.W6.S1) and character.