John 9:6:12John.9.6.W12TAB
ἐπέχρισεν
epekhrisen
“he smeared”
- Transliteration
- e-PE-khri-sen
- Extended
- eh-PE-khri-sehn
- IPA
- /e.ˈpe.kʰri.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he smeared
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PE-khri-sen
- sentence
TAU-ta ei-PON EP-ty-sen kha-MAI KAI e-POI-Ê-sen pê-LON ek tou PTY-SMA-tos KAI e-PE-khri-sen au-TOU ton pê-LON e-PI tous oph-thal-MOUS
Exegesis
The narrative then advances through a chain of aorist verbs, eptusen {ἔπτυσεν | ép-tu-sen}, epoiesen {ἐποίησεν | e-poí-e-sen}, and epechrisen {ἐπέχρισεν | e-pé-khri-sen}, which present a compact series of discrete actions rather than a repeated process.
Root and etymology
chriōchi rho iota omega
“to smear, anoint”
In context — John 9:6
After He spoke these words , He spat on the ground and fashioned clay out of the spittle, and He smoothed the clay over his eyes.
About this coordinate
John 9:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 9:6, so the Greek word ἐπέχρισεν (epekhrisen) 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.9.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.6.W12.S1) and character.