John 4:49:9John.4.49.W9TAB
ἀποθανεῖν
apothanein
“to die”
- Transliteration
- a-po-tha-NEIN
- Extended
- ah-poh-thah-NEIN
- IPA
- /a.po.tʰaˈniːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to die
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-tha-NEIN
- sentence
LE-gei PROS au-TON ho ba-si-li-KOS KY-ri-e ka-TA-bê-thi PRIN a-po-tha-NEIN TO pai-DI-on mou
Exegesis
The temporal clause is formed with prin apothanein {πρὶν ἀποθανεῖν | prìn a-po-tha-neîn} ‘before (he) to die’, where the conjunction prin plus the aorist infinitive expresses a time limit and heightens the emotional tension.
In context — John 4:49
The royal official said to Him , “Lord, come down before my child dies.”
About this coordinate
John 4:49:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 4:49, so the Greek word ἀποθανεῖν (apothanein) 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.4.49.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.49.W9.S1) and character.