John 6:21:1John.6.21.W1TAB
ἤθελον
êthelon
“they were willing”
- Transliteration
- Ê-the-lon
- Extended
- Êh-theh-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.tʰe.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were willing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ê-the-lon
- sentence
Ê-the-lon OUN la-BEIN au-TON eis to PLOI-on kai eu-THE-ôs e-GHE-ne-to to PLOI-on e-PI tês gês eis hên hy-PEE-gon
Exegesis
The verse begins with ethelon {ἤθελον | ē-the-lon} ‘they were wishing,’ an imperfect verb that portrays their desire as an ongoing state at that moment.
Root and etymology
thelotheta–epsilon–lambda–omicron
“to will, wish”
In context — John 6:21
Therefore they were willing to receive Him into the boat , and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.
About this coordinate
John 6:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 6:21, so the Greek word ἤθελον (êthelon) 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.6.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.21.W1.S1) and character.