Mark 11:18:9Mark.11.18.W9TAB
ἐζήτουν
edzêtoun
“they were seeking”
- Transliteration
- e-DZÊ-toun
- Extended
- eh-DZÊ-toon
- IPA
- /eˈdzɛː.tuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were seeking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-DZÊ-toun
- sentence
kai Ê-kou-san hoi ar-khi-e-REIS kai hoi gram-ma-TEIS kai e-DZÊ-toun pôs au-TON a-po-LE-sô-sin e-pho-BOUN-to gar au-TON pâs gar ho O-khlos ek-se-PLÊS-se-to e-PI têi di-da-KHÊ au-TOU
Exegesis
The imperfect ezētoun {ἐζήτουν | e-zḗ-toun} ‘were seeking’, combined with the interrogative pōs {πῶς | pôs} ‘how’ and the aorist subjunctive apolesōsin {ἀπολέσωσιν | a-po-lé-sō-sin} ‘to destroy’, conveys their ongoing plotting.
In context — Mark 11:18
The chief priests and the scribes heard this and deliberated how to destroy Him , for they were filled with dread of Him, since the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching .
About this coordinate
Mark 11:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 11:18, so the Greek word ἐζήτουν (edzêtoun) 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.11.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.18.W9.S1) and character.