John 6:38:2John.6.38.W2TAB
καταβέβηκα
katabebêka
“I have come down”
- Transliteration
- ka-ta-BE-bê-ka
- Extended
- kah-tah-BEH-bê-kah
- IPA
- /ka.taˈbe.bɛː.ka/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have come down
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-ta-BE-bê-ka
- sentence
HO-ti ka-ta-BE-bê-ka a-PO tou ou-ra-NOU oukh HI-na poi-Ô to THE-le-ma to e-MON al-LA to THE-le-ma tou PEMP-san-TOS me
Exegesis
The verb katabebeka {καταβέβηκα | ka-ta-bé-bē-ka} is a perfect indicative, portraying the descent as a completed event with ongoing relevance to the present, while the prepositional phrase apo tou ouranou {ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ | a-pò toû ou-ra-noû} emphasizes heavenly origin.
Root and etymology
katabainokappa–alpha–tau–alpha–beta–alpha–iota–nu–omega
“to go down, descend”
In context — John 6:38
For I have come down from heaven, not so that I might do My own will, but the will of the One who sent Me.
About this coordinate
John 6:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 6:38, so the Greek word καταβέβηκα (katabebêka) 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.6.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.38.W2.S1) and character.