Mark 11:13:8Mark.11.13.W8TAB
ἦλθεν
êlthen
“he went”
- Transliteration
- ÊL-then
- Extended
- ÊL-thehn
- IPA
- /ˈɛːl.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he went
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊL-then
- sentence
KAI i-DON sy-KEEN a-PO ma-KRO-then E-khou-san PHYL-la ÊL-then ei A-ra ti heu-RÊ-sei en au-TÊ KAI el-THON ep au-TÊN ou-DEN HEU-ren ei MÊ PHYL-la ho gar kai-ROS ouk ÊN SY-kōn
Exegesis
The verse begins with the adverbial participial clause idon {ἰδὼν | idṓn} ‘having seen’ modifying the main verb elthen {ἦλθεν | ḗlthen} ‘he came’, indicating prior action.
Root and etymology
eiserchomaiepsilon–iota–sigma–epsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to go in, enter”
In context — Mark 11:13
And seeing a fig tree from a distance with leaves, He approached it to ascertain whether He might find anything on it; and upon reaching it, He found nothing except leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
About this coordinate
Mark 11:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 11:13, so the Greek word ἦλθεν (êlthen) 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.11.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.13.W8.S1) and character.