John 7:11:13John.7.11.W13TAB
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos
“that one”
- Transliteration
- e-KEI-nos
- Extended
- e-KEI-nos
- IPA
- /e.ˈkiː.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- that one
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-KEI-nos
- sentence
HOI OON ee-oo-DAI-oi e-ZÊ-TOON au-TON en TÊ he-or-TÊ KAI E-le-gon POO e-stin e-KEI-nos
Exegesis
Direct discourse is introduced with the interrogative clause Pou estin ekeinos {Ποῦ ἐστιν ἐκεῖνος | Poû es-tín e-keî-nos}, where the demonstrative ekeinos ‘that one’ creates a slightly distanced or loaded reference to Jesus, suggesting mixed attitudes of curiosity, anticipation, or hostility. In translation, the two imperfect verbs are rendered with progressive English forms (“were seeking,” “kept asking”) to preserve their iterative and durative force, and the demonstrative nuance of ekeinos is maintained in formal style (“that one”) while slightly softened in dynamic style (“He”) for natural English.
In context — John 7:11
Therefore the Jews were seeking Him at the festival , and they were saying, “Where is that one?”
About this coordinate
John 7:11:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 7:11, so the Greek word ἐκεῖνος (ekeinos) 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.7.11.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.11.W13.S1) and character.