John 4:23:2John.4.23.W2TAB

ἔρχεται

erkhetai

{It} is coming

Transliteration
ER-khe-tai
Extended
EHR-kheh-tai
IPA
/ˈer.kʰe.tai/

Meaning by language

English
{It} is coming

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Result
ἔρ + χε + ται
er + khe + tai
erkhetai

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Rhor — rolled r
Chih/kh — like Bach
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    ER-khe-tai

  2. sentence

    al-LA ER-khe-tai HÔ-ra KAI NYN ES-tin HO-te hoi a-lê-thi-NOI pros-ky-nê-TAI pros-ky-NÊ-soo-sin toi pa-TRI en PNEU-ma-ti KAI a-lê-THEI-a KAI gar ho pa-TÊR toi-OU-tous dzê-TEI tous pros-ky-NOON-tas au-TON

Exegesis

Erchetai hora {ἔρχεται ὥρα | érchetai hṓra} uses a present form with future force, so the coming “hour” is presented as imminent and decisive rather than merely distant.

Root and etymology

erchomaiepsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota

to come, to go

In contextJohn 4:23

But the hour is drawing near—and now is here—when authentic worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, because the Father seeks people like these who worship Him.

About this coordinate

John 4:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 4:23, 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.4.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.23.W2.S1) and character.