Mark 1:16:19Mark.1.16.W19TAB
ἦσαν
êsan
“they were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- AY-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-san
- sentence
KAI pa-RA-gōn pa-RA tên THA-la-ssan tês ga-li-la-I-as EI-den SI-mō-na KAI an-DRE-an ton a-del-PHON SI-mō-nos am-phi-BAL-lon-tas en têi tha-LA-ssêi Ê-san gar ha-li-EIS
Exegesis
The following finite clause esan gar halieis {ἦσαν γὰρ ἁλιεῖς | ê-san gàr ha-li-eîs} is introduced by gar, giving an explanatory reason for their action: “for they were fishermen.” In English, the temporal-circumstantial nuance of paragon is rendered with “as” or “while,” preserving the flow from circumstantial participle to main verb, and the explanatory force of gar is maintained by “for” or “because.”
Root and etymology
akoloutheoalpha–kappa–omicron–lambda–omicron–upsilon–theta–epsilon–omega
“to follow, accompany”
In context — Mark 1:16
And as He passed by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting nets into the sea, for they were fishermen .
About this coordinate
Mark 1:16:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Mark 1:16, so the Greek word ἦσαν (êsan) 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.1.16.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.16.W19.S1) and character.