John 8:48:1John.8.48.W1TAB
Ἀπεκρίθησαν
apekrithêsan
“answered”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-KRI-thê-san
- Extended
- ah-peh-KRI-thê-sahn
- IPA
- /a.peˈkri.tʰeː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- answered
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-pe-KRI-thê-san
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê-san hoi i-ou-DAI-oi kai EI-pan au-TÔ ou ka-LÔS LE-go-men hê-MEIS HO-ti sa-ma-RI-tês EI sy kai dai-MO-ni-on E-kheis
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the aorist verbs apekrithesan {Ἀπεκρίθησαν | a-pe-KRI-thē-san} “they answered” and eipan {εἶπαν | EI-pan} “they said,” a common Johannine pairing where the first introduces a response and the second leads into direct speech.
Root and etymology
apokrinomaialpha pi omicron kappa rho iota nu omicron mu alpha iota
“to answer, reply”
In context — John 8:48
The Jews answered and said to Him , “Are we not right in saying that You are a Samaritan and have a demon ?”
About this coordinate
John 8:48:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 8:48, so the Greek word Ἀπεκρίθησαν (apekrithêsan) 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.8.48.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.48.W1.S1) and character.