Mark 1:14:13Mark.1.14.W13TAB
κηρύσσων
kēryssōn
“proclaiming”
- Transliteration
- kē-RYS-sōn
- Extended
- kay-RÜS-sohn
- IPA
- /keˈrys.sɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- proclaiming
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
kē-RYS-sōn
- sentence
KAI me-TA to pa-ra-do-THEE-nai ton i-o-AN-nēn ÊL-then ho ee-ay-SOOS eis tēn ga-li-la-I-an kē-RYS-sōn to eu-an-GE-li-on tou the-OU
Exegesis
The participle kērussōn {κηρύσσων | kērússōn} stands in the nominative masculine singular and is syntactically tied to the subject Iēsous, functioning as a circumstantial participle that describes His activity while in Galilee. Its present tense form highlights the ongoing, durative nature of His proclamation.
Root and etymology
Rootkappa–eta–rho–upsilon–xi
“to proclaim as a herald”
In context — Mark 1:14
And after John was handed over, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God .
About this coordinate
Mark 1:14:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Mark 1:14, so the Greek word κηρύσσων (kēryssōn) 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 Mark.1.14.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.14.W13.S1) and character.