John 6:2:7John.6.2.W7TAB
ἐθεώρουν
etheoroun
“they were seeing”
- Transliteration
- e-the-O-roun
- Extended
- eh-theh-OH-roun
- IPA
- /e.tʰeˈɔː.run/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were seeing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-the-O-roun
- 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 causal clause introduced by hoti {ὅτι | hoti} “because” explains the motivation of the crowd, with etheoroun {ἐθεώρουν | etheōroun} in the imperfect again stressing continual observation.
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 6:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 6:2, so the Greek word ἐθεώρουν (etheoroun) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.2.W7.S1) and character.