John 6:33:9John.6.33.W9TAB
ἐκ
ek
“from”
- Transliteration
- ek
- Extended
- ehk
- IPA
- /ek/
Meaning by language
- English
- from
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite |
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Word in context
- word
ek
- sentence
ho gar AR-tos tou the-OU e-STIN ho ka-ta-BAI-nōn ek tou ou-ra-NOU KAI dzō-ÊN di-DUS tō KOS-mō
Exegesis
The equative verb estin {ἐστιν | é-stin} links two articular nominative phrases: ho artos tou theou and ho katabainon ek tou ouranou {ὁ καταβαίνων ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ | ho ka-ta-baí-nōn ek toû ou-ra-noû}. The second phrase centers on the present active participle katabainon, functioning substantivally with the article ho to mean “the One who is coming down,” with ek tou ouranou marking origin “from heaven.” This structure presents the “bread of God” and “the One coming down from heaven” as identically referring expressions, implicitly pointing to Christ.
Root and etymology
ekballoepsilon–kappa–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omicron
“to throw out, expel”
In context — John 6:33
For the bread of God is the One who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.
About this coordinate
John 6:33:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 6:33, so the Greek word ἐκ (ek) 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.6.33.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.33.W9.S1) and character.