John 4:17:8John.4.17.W8TAB
ἔχω
ekhô
“I have”
- Transliteration
- E-khô
- Extended
- EH-khô
- IPA
- /ˈe.kʰɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
E-khô
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê hê gy-NÊ KAI EI-pen au-TÔ ouk E-khô AN-dra LE-gei au-TÊ ho ee-ay-SOOS ka-LÔS EI-pas HO-ti AN-dra ouk E-khô
Exegesis
The woman’s statement ouk echō andra {Οὐκ ἔχω ἄνδρα | ouk é-khō án-dra} follows normal verb–object order, with ouk negating the present-tense verb and andra specifying the denied relationship.
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces the content clause andra ouk echō {Ἄνδρα οὐκ ἔχω | án-dra ouk é-khō}, which echoes the woman’s earlier words almost verbatim, preserving the first person perspective. This repetition of andra and the exact verbal frame underscores the theme of truthful acknowledgment. In English, quotation marks are used to show that the content clause reproduces the woman’s own words, while the evaluative nuance of kalōs is carried by terms such as “spoken well” and “you are right.”
Root and etymology
base of esches and echeis, root echōepsilon–chi–omicron
“to have, hold, possess”
In context — John 4:17
The woman answered and said to Him, “I do not have a husband.” Jesus said to her, “You have spoken well , that ‘I do not have a husband.’”
About this coordinate
John 4:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 4:17, so the Greek word ἔχω (ekhô) 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.4.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.17.W8.S1) and character.