Mark 1:26:2Mark.1.26.W2TAB
σπαράξαν
sparaksan
“having convulsed”
- Transliteration
- spa-RAK-san
- Extended
- spah-RAHK-sahn
- IPA
- /spaˈrak.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- having convulsed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
spa-RAK-san
- sentence
kai spa-RAK-san au-TON to PNEU-ma to a-KA-thar-ton kai phō-NÊ-san phō-NÊ me-GA-lê ex-ÊL-then eks au-TOU
Exegesis
The aorist participle sparaxan {σπαράξαν | sparáxan} precedes its object auton {αὐτὸν | autón}, forming a circumstantial participial clause that describes action occurring prior to or accompanying the main verb.
In context — Mark 1:26
And the unclean spirit , after convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, went out from him.
About this coordinate
Mark 1:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 1:26, so the Greek word σπαράξαν (sparaksan) 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.1.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.26.W2.S1) and character.