Mark 11:6:10Mark.11.6.W10TAB
ἀφῆκαν
aphêkan
“they let go”
- Transliteration
- a-PHÊ-kan
- Extended
- ah-PHÊ-kahn
- IPA
- /aˈpʰɛː.kan/
Meaning by language
- English
- they let go
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PHÊ-kan
- sentence
hoi de EI-pan au-TOIS ka-THÔS EI-pen ho ee-ay-SOOS KAI a-PHÊ-kan au-TOUS
Exegesis
The coordinating kai {καὶ | kaí} then connects this clause with aphekan autous {ἀφῆκαν αὐτούς | aphê-kan autous}, where aphekan denotes release. The paratactic structure in Greek is subtly subordinated and reconnected in English to emphasize the sequence of instruction and compliance.
Root and etymology
aphiēmialpha–phi–iota–eta–mu–iota
“to release, let go, forgive”
In context — Mark 11:6
And they spoke to them just as Jesus had said, and they let them go.
About this coordinate
Mark 11:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Mark 11:6, so the Greek word ἀφῆκαν (aphêkan) 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.11.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.6.W10.S1) and character.