Mark 12:20:3Mark.12.20.W3TAB
ἦσαν
êsan
“were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- ÊÊ-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ê-san
- sentence
hep-TA a-del-PHOI Ê-san KAI ho PRÔ-tos E-la-ben gy-NAI-ka KAI a-poth-NÊS-kōn ouk a-PHÊ-ken SPER-ma
Exegesis
This is followed by the imperfect verb esan {ἦσαν | ê-san}, which portrays a past state, setting the background that there were seven brothers.
In context — Mark 12:20
There were seven brothers, and the first took a wife and, as he was dying, did not leave any offspring .
About this coordinate
Mark 12:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 12:20, so the Greek word ἦσαν (êsan) 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.12.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.12.20.W3.S1) and character.