John 6:19:1John.6.19.W1TAB
ἐληλακότες
elēlakotes
“having rowed”
- Transliteration
- e-lē-la-KO-tes
- Extended
- eh-lee-lah-KOH-tehs
- IPA
- /e.li.laˈko.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having rowed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lē-la-KO-tes
- sentence
e-lē-la-KO-tes OUN hōs sta-DI-ous EI-ko-si PEN-te ê tri-A-kon-ta the-ō-ROU-sin ton ee-ay-SOON pe-ri-pa-TOUN-ta e-PI tês tha-LAS-sês KAI en-GYS tou ploi-OU gi-NO-me-non KAI e-pho-BÊ-thê-san
Exegesis
The verse begins with the perfect participle elelakotes {ἐληλακότες | elēlakótes} ‘having rowed’, functioning adverbially to describe a prior action that provides the narrative backdrop.
In context — John 6:19
So, when they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking upon the sea and coming near the boat, and they were afraid .
About this coordinate
John 6:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 6:19, so the Greek word ἐληλακότες (elēlakotes) 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.6.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.19.W1.S1) and character.