John 4:6:14John.4.6.W14TAB
ἐκαθέζετο
ekathedzeto
“was sitting”
- Transliteration
- e-ka-THE-dze-to
- Extended
- e-ka-THE-dze-to
- IPA
- /e.kaˈtʰe.dze.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- was sitting
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-ka-THE-dze-to
- 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
This participle modifies the main verb ekathezeto {ἐκαθέζετο | ekathézeto} ‘He was sitting’, an imperfect that depicts an ongoing posture of rest rather than a mere punctiliar act.
In context — John 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 4:6:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 4:6, so the Greek word ἐκαθέζετο (ekathedzeto) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.6.W14.S1) and character.