John 8:6:17John.8.6.W17TAB
ἔγραφεν
egraphen
“he was writing”
- Transliteration
- E-gra-phen
- Extended
- EH-grah-phehn
- IPA
- /ˈe.gra.pʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was writing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-gra-phen
- sentence
TOU-to DE E-le-gon pei-RA-dzon-tes au-TON HI-na E-kho-sin ka-tê-go-REIN au-TOU HO DE ee-ay-SOOS KA-tô KY-psas tôi dak-TY-lôi E-gra-phen eis tên gên MÊ pros-poi-OU-me-nos
Exegesis
The aorist participle kypsas {κύψας | KÝ-psas} precedes the imperfect egraphen {ἔγραφεν | É-gra-phen}, giving a circumstantial nuance: “after stooping down, He was writing,” with the imperfect portraying the writing as a durative background action.
Root and etymology
graphōgamma–rho–alpha–phi–omega
“to write, inscribe”
In context — John 8:6
But this they were saying, testing Him, so that they might have something with which to accuse Him. But Jesus , having stooped down, was writing with His finger on the ground, not paying attention to them.
About this coordinate
John 8:6:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 8:6, so the Greek word ἔγραφεν (egraphen) 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.8.6.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.6.W17.S1) and character.