John 4:47:5John.4.47.W5TAB
ἥκει
hêkei
“has come”
- Transliteration
- HÊ-kei
- Extended
- HÊ-kei
- IPA
- /ˈhɛː.kei/
Meaning by language
- English
- has come
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
HÊ-kei
- 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 conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces an object clause reporting the content of what he heard: Iesous {Ἰησοῦς | Iē-soûs} as subject with the verb hekei {ἥκει | hḗ-kei}, a perfect indicative that presents Jesus’ arrival as a completed event with present relevance.
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 4:47:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 4:47, so the Greek word ἥκει (hêkei) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.47.W5.S1) and character.