John 5:18:9John.5.18.W9TAB
ἀποκτεῖναι
apokteinai
“to kill”
- Transliteration
- a-pok-TEI-nai
- Extended
- ah-pohk-TEI-nai
- IPA
- /a.pokˈtiː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to kill
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-pok-TEI-nai
- sentence
di-A TOU-to OUN MAL-lon e-ZÊ-toun au-TON HOI i-ou-DAI-oi a-pok-TEI-nai HO-ti OUN MO-non E-ly-e to SAB-ba-ton al-LA KAI pa-TE-ra I-di-on E-le-ge ton the-ON I-son he-au-TON poi-ÔN toi the-ÔI
Exegesis
The infinitive apokteinai {ἀποκτεῖναι | apokteînai} functions as the complement of ezetoun, specifying the purpose of their seeking: to kill Him.
In context — John 5:18
Therefore, because of this, the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He was not only breaking the Sabbath , but He was also calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
About this coordinate
John 5:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 5:18, so the Greek word ἀποκτεῖναι (apokteinai) 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.5.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.18.W9.S1) and character.