John 8:49:1John.8.49.W1TAB
ἀπεκρίθη
apekrithê
“answered”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-KRI-thê
- Extended
- ah-peh-KRI-thê
- IPA
- /a.peˈkri.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- answered
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
a-pe-KRI-thê
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS e-GÔ dai-MO-ni-on ouk E-khō al-LA ti-MÔ ton pa-TE-ra mou KAI hy-MEIS a-ti-MA-dze-TE me
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist verb apekrithe {ἀπεκρίθη | a-pe-KRÍ-thē} ‘answered,’ followed by the explicit subject Iesous {Ἰησοῦς | Ie-SOÛS}, forming a narrative clause that introduces direct speech.
Root and etymology
apokrinomaialpha–pi–omicron–kappa–rho–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to answer, respond”
In context — John 8:49
Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon , but I honor my Father, and you dishonor Me.”
About this coordinate
John 8:49:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 8:49, so the Greek word ἀπεκρίθη (apekrithê) 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.8.49.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.49.W1.S1) and character.