John 8:42:19John.8.42.W19TAB
ἐξῆλθον
eksêlthon
“I came out”
- Transliteration
- ek-SÊL-thon
- Extended
- ehk-SÊL-thohn
- IPA
- /ekˈsɛːl.tʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- I came out
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-SÊL-thon
- sentence
EI-pen au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS ei ho the-OS pa-TÊR hy-MÔN ÊN ê-ga-PA-te AN e-ME e-GÔ GAR ek tou the-OU ek-SÊL-thon kai HÊ-kô ou-DE GAR ap e-mau-TOU e-LÊ-ly-tha AL e-KEI-NOS me a-PE-stei-len
Exegesis
The explanatory clause introduced by gar in ego gar ek tou theou exelthon kai heko {ἐγὼ γὰρ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐξῆλθον καὶ ἥκω | e-gṓ gar ek tou the-oû ex-êl-thon kaí hḗ-kō} places the emphatic subject ego before the verb and uses an aorist (“I came out”) plus a present (“I am here”) to distinguish Jesus’ decisive sending from His ongoing presence.
In context — John 8:42
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I came out from God and I am here; for I have not even come from Myself, but He sent Me.”
About this coordinate
John 8:42:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of John 8:42, so the Greek word ἐξῆλθον (eksêlthon) 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.8.42.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.42.W19.S1) and character.