John 4:12:16John.4.12.W16TAB
ἐξ
eks
“from”
- Transliteration
- eks
- Extended
- eks
- IPA
- /eks/
Meaning by language
- English
- from
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) |
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Word in context
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eks
- sentence
MÊ SY MEI-dzōn EI tou pa-TROS hê-MON ia-KŌB HOS E-dŌ-ken hê-MIN to PHRE-ar KAI au-TOS eks au-TOU E-pi-en KAI hoi hyi-OI au-TOU KAI ta THREM-ma-ta au-TOU
Exegesis
The clause kai autos ex autou epien {καὶ αὐτὸς ἐξ αὐτοῦ ἔπιεν | kaí autòs ex autoû épien} adds emphasis through autos, underscoring that Jacob himself drank from this very source, while ex autou ties the drinking directly to the well.
Root and etymology
ex-erchomaiepsilon–xi–epsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to go out, depart”
In context — John 4:12
Are you greater than our father Jacob , who gave us the well , and he himself drank from it, as did his sons and his livestock?
About this coordinate
John 4:12:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 4:12, so the Greek word ἐξ (eks) 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.4.12.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.12.W16.S1) and character.