John 9:10:5John.9.10.W5TAB
ἠνεῴχθησάν
êneoikhthêsan
“were opened”
- Transliteration
- ê-ne-oi-khthê-SAN
- Extended
- ê-ne-oi-khthê-SAN
- IPA
- /ɛː.ne.ɔːi.kʰtʰɛːˈsan/
Meaning by language
- English
- were opened
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ê-ne-oi-khthê-SAN
- sentence
E-le-gon OON au-TOI PÔS ê-ne-oi-khthê-SAN soo hoi oph-thal-MOI
Exegesis
The interrogative adverb pos {πῶς | pṓs} ‘how’ introduces a manner question, leading into the passive aorist eneoichthesan {ἠνεῴχθησαν | ē-ne-ōi-ch-thē-san} ‘were opened,’ which focuses on the eyes as recipients of divine action.
Root and etymology
anoigōanoigo
“to open”
In context — John 9:10
So they kept asking him, “In what way were your eyes opened?”
About this coordinate
John 9:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 9:10, so the Greek word ἠνεῴχθησάν (êneoikhthêsan) 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.9.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.10.W5.S1) and character.