John 4:47:24John.4.47.W24TAB
ἤμελλεν
êmellen
“was about”
- Transliteration
- Ê-mel-len
- Extended
- Ê-mehl-lehn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.mel.len/
Meaning by language
- English
- was about
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-mel-len
- 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
Finally, emellen gar apothneskein {ἤμελλεν γὰρ ἀποθνῄσκειν | ḗ-mel-len gár a-po-thnḗ-skein} combines the imperfect of mello ‘to be about’ with a present infinitive ‘to die’ and the explanatory particle gar, giving the reason and urgency behind the man’s plea. The English renderings mirror this structure by using “kept asking” and “begged” for the imperfect, maintaining a clear purpose clause for the hina construction, and preserving the sense of impending death in the closing phrase.
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 4:47:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of John 4:47, so the Greek word ἤμελλεν (êmellen) 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.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.47.W24.S1) and character.