Mark 1:20:3Mark.1.20.W3TAB
ἐκάλεσεν
ekalesen
“he called”
- Transliteration
- e-KA-le-sen
- Extended
- eh-KAH-leh-sehn
- IPA
- /eˈka.le.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he called
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| 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-KA-le-sen
- sentence
KAI eu-THYS e-KA-le-sen au-TOUS KAI a-PHEN-tes ton pa-TE-ra au-TÔN ze-be-daI-on en tôi PLOI-ôi me-TA tôn mis-thô-TÔN a-PÊL-thon o-PI-sô au-TOU
Exegesis
The adverb euthys {εὐθὺς | euthŷs} is placed immediately before the verb ekalesen {ἐκάλεσεν | ekálesen} to highlight the suddenness and urgency of Jesus’ action. The aorist indicative ekalesen functions as a punctiliar, decisive summons.
Root and etymology
kaleokappa alpha lambda epsilon omega
“to call, summon”
In context — Mark 1:20
And immediately He called them, and having left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, they went away after Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 1:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 1:20, so the Greek word ἐκάλεσεν (ekalesen) 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.1.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.20.W3.S1) and character.