Mark 11:1:3Mark.11.1.W3TAB
ἐγγίζουσιν
engizousin
“they draw near”
- Transliteration
- en-GI-zou-sin
- Extended
- ehn-GIH-zoo-sin
- IPA
- /eŋˈgi.dzou.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they draw near
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
en-GI-zou-sin
- sentence
KAI HO-te en-GI-zou-sin eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma eis bêth-pha-GÊ KAI bê-tha-NI-an pros to O-ros tôn e-lai-ÔN a-po-STEL-lei DY-o tôn ma-thê-TÔN au-TOU
Exegesis
The verb eggizousin {ἐγγίζουσιν | eng-gí-zou-sin} appears in the historical present, a stylistic feature that lends vividness to the narration while referring to a past event.
Root and etymology
eggizōepsilon–gamma–gamma–iota–zeta–omega
“to approach, come near”
In context — Mark 11:1
And when they drew near to Jerusalem , to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sends out two of His disciples,
About this coordinate
Mark 11:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 11:1, so the Greek word ἐγγίζουσιν (engizousin) 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.11.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.1.W3.S1) and character.