John 7:16:1John.7.16.W1TAB
ἀπεκρίθη
apekrithê
“He answered”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-KRI-thê
- Extended
- ah-peh-KRI-thê
- IPA
- /a.peˈkri.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- He answered
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-pe-KRI-thê
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê OUN au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS KAI EI-pen hê e-MÊ di-da-KHÊ OUK ES-tin e-MÊ al-LA tou PEMP-san-TOS me
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative verb apekrithe {ἀπεκρίθη | apekríthē} ‘answered’, followed by the connective oun {οὖν | oun} ‘therefore, so then’, signaling that this response is logically tied to the preceding discussion.
Root and etymology
apokrinomaialpha–pi–omicron–kappa–rho–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to answer, reply”
In context — John 7:16
Jesus then answered them and said, “My teaching is not Mine, but belongs to the One who sent Me.”
About this coordinate
John 7:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 7:16, so the Greek word ἀπεκρίθη (apekrithê) 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.7.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.16.W1.S1) and character.