John 4:13:1John.4.13.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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-pe-KRI-thê
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS KAI EI-pen au-TÊI PAS ho PI-nôn ek tou HY-da-tos TOU-tou dip-SÊI-sei PA-lin
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative aorist verbs apekrithe {ἀπεκρίθη | a-pe-krí-thē} “answered” and eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} “said,” a common Johannine pairing that introduces direct speech and marks a new turn in the dialogue.
Root and etymology
apokrinōalpha–pi–omicron–kappa–rho–iota–nu–omega
“to separate, decide, answer”
In context — John 4:13
Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks from this water will be thirsty again.”
About this coordinate
John 4:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 4:13, 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.4.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.13.W1.S1) and character.