Mark 11:19:3Mark.11.19.W3TAB
ὀψὲ
opse
“in the evening”
- Transliteration
- op-SE
- Extended
- ohp-SEH
- IPA
- /opˈse/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the evening
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
op-SE
- sentence
KAI HO-tan op-SE e-GE-ne-to ek-se-po-REU-on-to EX-ô tês PO-le-ôs
Exegesis
Within this clause, the adverb opse {ὀψὲ | opsè} narrows the time to “late” or “evening,” and the intransitive aorist verb egeneto {ἐγένετο | egéneto} serves as a background-setting verb, “it came to be,” a common narrative way of signaling a change in circumstances.
Root and etymology
opsiosomicron–psi–iota–omicron–sigma
“late, evening”
In context — Mark 11:19
And when evening came, they went out of the city .
About this coordinate
Mark 11:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 11:19, so the Greek word ὀψὲ (opse) 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.11.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.19.W3.S1) and character.