John 9:6:3John.9.6.W3TAB

ἔπτυσεν

eptysen

he spat

Transliteration
EP-ty-sen
Extended
EHP-ty-sehn
IPA
/ˈep.ty.sen/

Meaning by language

English
he spat

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Result
ἔπ + τυ + σεν
ep + ty + sen
eptysen

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Pip — as in pet
Taut — as in top
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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  1. word

    EP-ty-sen

  2. 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.

In contextJohn 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 9:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 9:6, so the Greek word ἔπτυσεν (eptysen) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.6.W3.S1) and character.