John 4:47:16John.4.47.W16TAB
ἠρώτα
êrôta
“was asking”
- Transliteration
- Ê-RÔ-ta
- Extended
- Ê-RÔ-ta
- IPA
- /ɛːˈrɔː.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- was asking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-RÔ-ta
- sentence
HOU-tos a-KOU-sas HO-ti ee-ay-SOOS HÊ-kei ek TÊS i-ou-DAI-as eis TÊN ga-li-LAI-an a-PÊL-then PROS au-TON KAI Ê-RÔ-ta HI-na ka-ta-BÊ KAI i-A-sê-tai au-TOU TON hy-ON Ê-mel-len GAR a-po-THNÊI-skein
Exegesis
The imperfect erota {ἠρώτα | ē-ró-ta} ‘was asking, kept asking’ portrays repeated, ongoing entreaty rather than a single request.
In context — John 4:47
When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to Him and kept asking that He would come down and heal his son, for he was about to die .
About this coordinate
John 4:47:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 4:47, so the Greek word ἠρώτα (êrôta) 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.4.47.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.47.W16.S1) and character.