John 6:23:2John.6.23.W2TAB
ἦλθεν
êlthen
“came”
- Transliteration
- ÊL-then
- Extended
- ÊL-thehn
- IPA
- /ˈɛːl.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊL-then
- sentence
al-LA ÊL-then ploi-A-ri-a ek ti-be-ri-A-dos en-GYS tou TO-pou HO-pou E-pha-gon ton AR-ton eu-kha-ri-STÊ-san-tos tou ky-REE-ou
Exegesis
The aorist verb elthen {ἦλθεν | ēl-then} ‘came’ precedes its subject ploiaria {πλοιάρια | plo-iá-ria} ‘small boats’, a common narrative word order where the verb leads and the subject follows. The neuter plural subject with a singular verb reflects standard Greek agreement, where neuter plural subjects frequently take singular verbs.
Root and etymology
anabainoalpha–nu–alpha–beta–alpha–iota–nu–omega
“to go up, ascend”
In context — John 6:23
But small boats came from Tiberias near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks .
About this coordinate
John 6:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 6:23, so the Greek word ἦλθεν (êlthen) 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.6.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.23.W2.S1) and character.