Mark 11:27:2Mark.11.27.W2TAB
ἔρχονται
erkhontai
“they come”
- Transliteration
- ER-khon-tai
- Extended
- EHR-khohn-tai
- IPA
- /ˈer.kʰon.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- they come
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ER-khon-tai
- sentence
KAI ER-khon-tai PA-lin eis i-e-ro-SO-ly-ma KAI en tôi hi-e-RÔ pe-ri-pa-TOUN-tos au-TOU ER-khon-tai pros au-TON hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi gram-ma-TEIS KAI hoi pres-BY-te-roi
Exegesis
The verse opens with the historical present erchontai {ἔρχονται | érchontai} “they come” coupled with the adverb palin {πάλιν | pálin} “again,” signaling a renewed arrival into Jerusalem.
Root and etymology
erchomaiepsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to come, to go”
In context — Mark 11:27
They came once more into Jerusalem; and while He was walking through the temple , the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 11:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 11:27, so the Greek word ἔρχονται (erkhontai) 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.11.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.27.W2.S1) and character.