John 6:12:3John.6.12.W3TAB
ἐνεπλήσθησαν
eneplêsthēsan
“they were filled”
- Transliteration
- e-ne-PLÊS-thē-san
- Extended
- eh-neh-PLAYSS-thay-sahn
- IPA
- /e.neˈplɛːs.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were filled
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-ne-PLÊS-thē-san
- sentence
hōs de e-ne-PLÊS-thē-san LE-gei tois ma-thē-TAIS au-TOU sy-na-GA-ge-te ta pe-ris-SEU-san-ta KLA-sma-ta HI-na MÊ ti a-PO-lē-tai
Exegesis
The aorist passive verb eneplēsthēsan {ἐνεπλήσθησαν | eneplḗsthēsan} presents the crowd’s satisfaction as a completed event.
In context — John 6:12
When they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the fragments that are left over, so that nothing may be lost.”
About this coordinate
John 6:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 6:12, so the Greek word ἐνεπλήσθησαν (eneplêsthēsan) 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.6.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.12.W3.S1) and character.