John 7:42:18John.7.42.W18TAB
ἔρχεται
erkhetai
“comes”
- Transliteration
- ER-khe-tai
- Extended
- ER-khe-tai
- IPA
- /ˈer.kʰe.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- comes
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ER-khe-tai
- sentence
oukh hê gra-PHÊ EI-pen HO-ti ek TOU SPER-ma-tos dau-ÍD KAI a-PO bêth-LE-em TÊS KÔ-mês HO-pou ÊN dau-ÍD ER-khe-tai ho khree-STOS
Exegesis
The present middle indicative erchetai {ἔρχεται | érchetai} with the subject ho christos {ὁ χριστός | ho Christós} employs a prophetic or futuristic present, expressing a vivid expectation that “the Christ comes” from these locations. The definite article ho with the title christos marks a specific, known figure, “the Messiah,” which guided the decision to retain “the Christ” as a formal title in English while indicating expectation in both reconstructions.
In context — John 7:42
Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
About this coordinate
John 7:42:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 7:42, so the Greek word ἔρχεται (erkhetai) 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.7.42.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.42.W18.S1) and character.