John 7:30:8John.7.30.W8TAB
ἐπʼ
ep
“upon”
- Transliteration
- ep
- Extended
- ep
- IPA
- /ep/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet |
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Word in context
- word
ep
- 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 prepositional phrase ep’ auton {ἐπ’ αὐτόν | ep au-tón} ‘upon Him’ and the explicit object ten kheira {τὴν χεῖρα | tēn kheî-ra} ‘the hand’ form an idiom for using force or arresting someone.
Root and etymology
planaopi–lambda–alpha–nu–alpha–omega
“to cause to wander, mislead, lead astray”
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 7:30:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 7:30, so the Greek word ἐπʼ (ep) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.30.W8.S1) and character.