John 6:44:13John.6.44.W13TAB
ἑλκύσῃ
helkysê
“draws”
- Transliteration
- hel-KY-SÊ
- Extended
- hehl-kyh-SAY
- IPA
- /hel.kyˈsɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- draws
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hel-KY-SÊ
- sentence
ou-de-IS DY-na-tai el-THEIN PROS me e-AN MÊ ho pa-TÊR ho PEM-psas me hel-KY-SÊ au-TON ka-GÔ a-na-STÊ-sô au-ton en têi es-KHA-têi hê-ME-rai
Exegesis
The verb helkysē {ἑλκύσῃ | hel-ký-sē} is aorist subjunctive, indicating a decisive act of “drawing” that must occur for the coming to Jesus to be possible; this drawing is explicitly attributed to the Father, stressing divine initiative.
Root and etymology
helkōepsilon–lambda–kappa–omega
“to draw, drag, pull”
In context — John 6:44
No one is able to come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.
About this coordinate
John 6:44:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 6:44, so the Greek word ἑλκύσῃ (helkysê) 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.6.44.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.44.W13.S1) and character.