John 6:16:5John.6.16.W5TAB
κατέβησαν
katebêsan
“went down”
- Transliteration
- ka-TE-bê-san
- Extended
- kah-TEH-bêê-sahn
- IPA
- /kaˈte.bɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- went down
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| 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
ka-TE-bê-san
- sentence
hôs de o-PSI-a e-GHE-ne-to ka-TE-bê-san hoi ma-thê-TAI au-TOU e-PI tên THA-las-san
Exegesis
The main narrative action follows with the aorist active katebesan {κατέβησαν | katébēsan}, a punctual verb portraying the decisive movement of the subject.
In context — John 6:16
When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea .
About this coordinate
John 6:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 6:16, so the Greek word κατέβησαν (katebêsan) 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.6.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.16.W5.S1) and character.