John 9:34:1John.9.34.W1TAB
ἀπεκρίθησαν
apekrithêsan
“they answered”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-KRI-thê-san
- Extended
- ah-peh-KRI-thêh-sahn
- IPA
- /a.peˈkri.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they 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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-pe-KRI-thê-san
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê-san KAI EI-pan au-TOI en ha-mar-TI-ais SY e-ge-NNÊ-thês HO-los KAI SY di-DAS-keis hê-MAS KAI ek-SE-ba-lon au-TON EKS-ô
Exegesis
The Greek recounting unfolds in two paired aorist verbs apekrithesan {ἀπεκρίθησαν | a-pe-krí-thē-san} and eipan {εἶπαν | eî-pan}, forming a contemptuous speech formula.
Root and etymology
krinōkappa rho iota nu omega
“to answer, decide”
In context — John 9:34
They answered and said to him, “Altogether you were born in sins, and you are teaching us?” And they cast him out.
About this coordinate
John 9:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of John 9:34, 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.9.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.34.W1.S1) and character.