John 7:36:20John.7.36.W20TAB
ἐλθεῖν
elthein
“to come”
- Transliteration
- el-THEIN
- Extended
- ehl-THEIN
- IPA
- /elˈtʰiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to come
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
el-THEIN
- sentence
TIS ES-tin ho LO-gos HOO-tos HON EI-pe dzê-tê-se-TE me KAI ookh heu-RÊ-se-te KAI HO-poo ei-MI e-GÔ hy-MEIS oo DY-nas-the el-THEIN
Exegesis
The next coordinated clause, kai hopou eimi egō hymeis ou dynasthe elthein {καὶ ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν | kai hó-pou ei-mí e-gṓ hy-meîs ou dý-na-sthe el-theîn}, consists of a relative adverbial phrase hopou eimi egō “where I am” functioning as a locative frame, followed by a main clause with explicit subject hymeis and verb of ability dynasthe plus complementary infinitive elthein. The overt pronouns egō and hymeis heighten the contrast between Jesus and His hearers, while the negation ou before dynasthe marks an absolute inability to reach His location. In translation, the Greek direct question is rendered as an English interrogative followed by a reported saying in quotation marks, preserving the sequence of question, citation, and the dual prediction of seeking without finding and inability to come.
In context — John 7:36
What is this saying that He said, “You will seek Me and you will not find Me, and where I am, you are not able to come”?
About this coordinate
John 7:36:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of John 7:36, so the Greek word ἐλθεῖν (elthein) 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.7.36.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.36.W20.S1) and character.