John 8:6:7John.8.6.W7TAB
ἔχωσιν
ekhosin
“they might have”
- Transliteration
- E-kho-sin
- Extended
- EH-khoh-sin
- IPA
- /ˈe.kʰo.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they might have
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-kho-sin
- 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 purpose clause introduced by hina {ἵνα | HÍ-na} contains the subjunctive echosin {ἔχωσιν | É-kho-sin}, expressing intended result, and governs the infinitive kategorein {κατηγορεῖν | ka-tē-go-REIN} with its genitive object autou {αὐτοῦ | au-TOÛ}, yielding the sense “so that they might have {something} to accuse Him of,” a legal, adversarial nuance.
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 8:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 8:6, so the Greek word ἔχωσιν (ekhosin) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.8.6.W7.S1) and character.