John 4:6:12John.4.6.W12TAB

τῆς

tês

{the}

Transliteration
TÊS
Extended
TÊS
IPA
/tɛːs/

Meaning by language

English
{the}

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    TÊS

  2. sentence

    ÊN DE e-KEI pê-GÊ TOU i-a-KÔB HO OUN ee-ay-SOOS ke-ko-pi-a-KÔS EK TÊS ho-doi-po-RI-as e-ka-THE-dze-to HOU-tôs e-PI TÊI pê-GÊI HÔ-ra ÊN HÔS HEK-tê

Exegesis

The circumstantial participial phrase kekopiakōs ek tēs hodoiporias {κεκοπιακὼς ἐκ τῆς ὁδοιπορίας | kekopiakṓs ek tēs hodoiporías} ‘having become weary from the journey’ uses the perfect participle to portray a resultant state of fatigue caused by prolonged travel, highlighting His true humanity.

Root and etymology

manthanomu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega

to learn, to be a pupil

In contextJohn 4:6

Now a well of Jacob was there; so Jesus , having become weary from the journey , was sitting thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

About this coordinate

John 4:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 4:6, so the Greek word τῆς (tês) 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.4.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.6.W12.S1) and character.