John 7:30:1John.7.30.W1TAB
ἐζήτουν
edzêtoon
“they were seeking”
- Transliteration
- e-DZÊ-toon
- Extended
- e-DZÊ-toon
- IPA
- /e.dzɛː.ˈtuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were seeking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-DZÊ-toon
- sentence
e-DZÊ-toon OON au-TON pi-A-sai KAI ou-DEIS e-PE-ba-len ep au-TON TÊN KHEI-ra HO-ti OU-pô e-lê-LY-thei hê HÔ-ra au-TOU
Exegesis
The clause opens with the imperfect verb ezetoun {ἐζήτουν | e-zḗ-toun} ‘they were seeking’, portraying an ongoing, repeated attempt by an unidentified group to act against Jesus.
In context — John 7:30
So they were seeking to seize Him , but no one laid a hand upon Him because His hour had not yet come .
About this coordinate
John 7:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 7:30, so the Greek word ἐζήτουν (edzêtoon) 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.7.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.30.W1.S1) and character.