Mark 11:4:14Mark.11.4.W14TAB
λύουσιν
lyousin
“they untie”
- Transliteration
- LY-ou-sin
- Extended
- LYOO-oo-seen
- IPA
- /ˈly.ou.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they untie
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
LY-ou-sin
- sentence
KAI a-PEEL-thon KAI HEU-ron PO-lon de-de-ME-non pros THY-ran EKS-ô e-PI tou am-PHO-dou KAI LY-ou-sin au-TON
Exegesis
The verse presents a paratactic sequence introduced by repeated kai {καὶ | kaí}, crafting a stepwise narrative: the aorist apelthon {ἀπῆλθον | apêlthon} “they went away,” then the aorist heuron {εὗρον | heûron} “they found,” and finally the present lyousin {λύουσιν | lýousin} “they loose,” which serves as a vivid historical present.
Root and etymology
lyōlambda–upsilon–omega
“to loosen, untie, release”
In context — Mark 11:4
And they went away and found a colt tied near a door outside at the junction , and they untied it.
About this coordinate
Mark 11:4:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Mark 11:4, so the Greek word λύουσιν (lyousin) 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.11.4.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.4.W14.S1) and character.