John 5:16:4John.5.16.W4TAB
ἐδίωκον
ediôkon
“{They} were persecuting”
- Transliteration
- e-DI-ô-kon
- Extended
- eh-DEE-oh-kon
- IPA
- /eˈdi.ɔː.kon/
Meaning by language
- English
- {They} were persecuting
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-DI-ô-kon
- sentence
kai di-A TOU-to e-DI-ô-kon hoi i-oo-DAI-oi ton ee-ay-SOON HO-ti TAU-ta e-POI-ei en sab-BA-tō
Exegesis
The main verb ediokon {ἐδίωκον | e-dí-ō-kon} ‘they were persecuting’ is in the imperfect, portraying ongoing or repeated hostile activity toward Jesus.
In context — John 5:16
And because of this the Jews were persecuting Jesus , because He was doing these things on the Sabbath .
About this coordinate
John 5:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 5:16, so the Greek word ἐδίωκον (ediôkon) 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.5.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.16.W4.S1) and character.