John 4:28:9John.4.28.W9TAB

ἀπῆλθεν

apêlthen

she went away

Transliteration
a-PÊL-then
Extended
ah-PÊL-thehn
IPA
/aˈpɛːl.tʰen/

Meaning by language

English
she went away

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Result
ἀ + πῆλ + θεν
a + pêl + then
apêlthen

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Pip — as in pet
Etai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Thetath — as in thin
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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  1. word

    a-PÊL-then

  2. sentence

    a-PHÊ-ken OON TÊN hy-DRI-an au-TÊS hê gy-NÊ KAI a-PÊL-then eis TÊN PO-lin KAI LE-gei TOIS an-THRÔ-POIS

Exegesis

The aorist verb apheken {ἀφῆκεν | aphêken} ‘she left’ and the following aorist apelthen {ἀπῆλθεν | apêlthen} ‘she went away’ move the narrative forward in clear sequential steps.

In contextJohn 4:28

Therefore, the woman left her water jar and went away into the city , and she says to the people.

About this coordinate

John 4:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 4:28, so the Greek word ἀπῆλθεν (apêlthen) 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.4.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.28.W9.S1) and character.