John 7:1:12John.7.1.W12TAB
ἤθελεν
êthelen
“he wanted”
- Transliteration
- Ê-the-len
- Extended
- Ê-the-len
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.tʰe.len/
Meaning by language
- English
- he wanted
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-the-len
- sentence
KAI me-TA TAU-ta pe-ri-e-PA-tei ho ee-ay-SOOS en TÊI ga-li-LAI-a ou GAR Ê-the-len en TÊI i-ou-DAI-a pe-ri-pa-TEIN HO-ti e-ZÊ-toun au-TON hoi i-ou-DAI-oi a-pok-TEI-nai
Exegesis
peripatein {οὐ γὰρ ἤθελεν ... περιπατεῖν | ou gar ḗthelen ... peripateîn} clause conveys settled refusal through the negation plus imperfect volitional form.
In context — John 7:1
After those events, Jesus was moving about in Galilee ; for He was not willing to move about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.
About this coordinate
John 7:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 7:1, so the Greek word ἤθελεν (êthelen) 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.7.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.1.W12.S1) and character.