Mark 10:26:4Mark.10.26.W4TAB
ἐξεπλήσσοντο
ekseplêssonto
“were astonished”
- Transliteration
- ek-se-PLÊS-son-to
- Extended
- ehk-seh-PLAYS-sohn-toh
- IPA
- /ek.seˈplɛːs.son.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- were astonished
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ek-se-PLÊS-son-to
- sentence
hoi de pe-ris-SÔS ek-se-PLÊS-son-to LE-gon-tes pros he-au-TOUS KAI TEES DY-na-tai sô-THÊ-nai
Exegesis
The adverb perissōs {περισσῶς | perissōs} intensifies the imperfect middle/passive verb exeplēssonto {ἐξεπλήσσοντο | ex-e-plḗ-ss-on-to}, portraying ongoing astonishment.
In context — Mark 10:26
But they were exceedingly astonished, saying to themselves, “And who is able to be saved ?”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 10:26, so the Greek word ἐξεπλήσσοντο (ekseplêssonto) 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.10.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.26.W4.S1) and character.