John 4:38:2John.4.38.W2TAB
ἀπέστειλα
apesteila
“{I} sent”
- Transliteration
- a-PE-stei-la
- Extended
- ah-PEH-stei-lah
- IPA
- /aˈpes.tiː.la/
Meaning by language
- English
- {I} sent
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) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PE-stei-la
- sentence
e-GÔ a-PE-stei-la hy-MAS the-RI-dzein ho oukh hy-MEIS ke-ko-pi-A-ka-te AL-loi ke-ko-pi-A-ka-sin KAI hy-MEIS eis ton KO-pon au-TÔN ei-se-lê-LY-tha-te
Exegesis
It is followed by the finite verb apesteila {ἀπέστειλα | apé-stei-la}, an aorist indicative that presents the sending as a completed commissioning.
Root and etymology
apostelloalpha–pi–omicron–sigma–tau–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omicron–omega
“to send out, dispatch”
In context — John 4:38
I sent you to reap that which you have not labored for; others have labored , and you have entered into their labor.
About this coordinate
John 4:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 4:38, so the Greek word ἀπέστειλα (apesteila) 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.4.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.38.W2.S1) and character.