John 6:49:11John.6.49.W11TAB
ἀπέθανον
apethanon
“died”
- Transliteration
- a-PE-tha-non
- Extended
- ah-PEH-thah-nohn
- IPA
- /aˈpe.tʰa.non/
Meaning by language
- English
- died
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-PE-tha-non
- sentence
hoi pa-TE-res hy-MON E-pha-gon en tê e-RÊ-mō to MAN-na KAI a-PE-tha-non
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kai} links this first assertion with a second aorist verb apethanon {ἀπέθανον | apéthanon}, forming a paratactic structure that places strong emphasis on the outcome (“they died”) in spite of the miraculous provision. The Greek word order, placing the subject phrase first and then the sequence of actions, is preserved in English to maintain the contrast between eating manna and still dying, which prepares the context for contrasting Jesus as the true bread that gives life.
Root and etymology
apothneskoalpha–pi–omicron–theta–nu–eta–sigma–kappa–omega
“to die, come to death”
In context — John 6:49
Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
About this coordinate
John 6:49:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of John 6:49, so the Greek word ἀπέθανον (apethanon) 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.6.49.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.49.W11.S1) and character.