John 4:16:9John.4.16.W9TAB
ἐλθὲ
elthe
“come”
- Transliteration
- el-THE
- Extended
- el-THE
- IPA
- /elˈtʰe/
Meaning by language
- English
- come
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-THE
- sentence
LE-gei au-TÊ HY-pa-ge PHÔ-nê-son ton AN-dra soo kai el-THE en-THA-de
Exegesis
A sequence of aorist active imperatives—hypage {Ὕπαγε | Hý-pa-ge} ‘go’, phōnēson {φώνησον | phṓ-nē-son} ‘call’, and elthe {ἐλθὲ | el-thé} ‘come’—forms a directive chain, signaling discrete actions.
In context — John 4:16
He says to her, “Go, call your husband , and come here.”
About this coordinate
John 4:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 4:16, so the Greek word ἐλθὲ (elthe) 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.4.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.16.W9.S1) and character.