John 6:2:1John.6.2.W1TAB
ἠκολούθει
êkolouthei
“was following”
- Transliteration
- ê-ko-LOU-thei
- Extended
- ê-koh-LOO-thei
- IPA
- /ɛː.koˈluː.tʰei/
Meaning by language
- English
- was following
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ê-ko-LOU-thei
- sentence
ê-ko-LOU-thei de au-TOI OKH-los po-LYS HO-ti e-the-O-roun ta sê-MEI-a HA e-POI-ei e-PI tôn as-the-NOU(n)-tôn
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperfect verb ekolouthei {ἠκολούθει | ēkolouthei} functioning as the main predicate, portraying an ongoing process of following rather than a single action.
In context — John 6:2
And a great crowd was following Him , because they were observing the signs which He was doing upon those who were sick.
About this coordinate
John 6:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 6:2, so the Greek word ἠκολούθει (êkolouthei) 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.6.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.2.W1.S1) and character.