John 6:11:8John.6.11.W8TAB
εὐχαριστήσας
eukharistesas
“having given thanks”
- Transliteration
- eu-kha-ri-STE-sas
- Extended
- ehu-khah-ri-STEH-sahs
- IPA
- /eu.kʰa.riˈsteː.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having given thanks
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
eu-kha-ri-STE-sas
- sentence
E-la-ben oun tous AR-tous ho ee-ay-SOOS KAI eu-kha-ri-STE-sas di-E-do-ken tois a-na-kei-ME-nois ho-MOI-os KAI ek tôn op-sa-RI-ôn HO-son Ê-the-lon
Exegesis
The aorist participle eucharistesas {εὐχαριστήσας | eu-kha-ris-tḗ-sas} ‘having given thanks’ is adverbial and antecedent to the main verb diedoken {διέδωκεν | di-é-dō-ken} ‘distributed’, indicating that the act of thanksgiving is completed before the distribution begins.
In context — John 6:11
Then Jesus took the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed them to those who were reclining; likewise also from the fish, as much as they wished .
About this coordinate
John 6:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 6:11, so the Greek word εὐχαριστήσας (eukharistesas) 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.6.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.11.W8.S1) and character.