Mark 13:20:18Mark.13.20.W18TAB
ἐξελέξατο
ekseleksato
“he chose”
- Transliteration
- ek-se-LEK-sa-to
- Extended
- ehk-seh-LEHK-sah-toh
- IPA
- /ek.seˈlek.sa.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- he chose
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ek-se-LEK-sa-to
- sentence
KAI ei MÊ e-ko-LO-bō-sen KY-ree-os tas hê-ME-ras ouk AN e-SŌ-thē PA-sa SARX al-LA di-A tous ek-lek-TOUS hous ek-se-LEK-sa-to e-ko-LO-bō-sen tas hê-ME-ras
Exegesis
The adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | allà} introduces the motive clause dia tous eklektous {διὰ τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς | diá toùs eklektoús}, “because of the elect,” further specified by the relative clause hous exelexato {οὓς ἐξελέξατο | hoús exelÉxato}, which grounds their status in God’s prior choice.
In context — Mark 13:20
And if the Lord had not cut short the days , no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He selected, He has cut short the days.
About this coordinate
Mark 13:20:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Mark 13:20, so the Greek word ἐξελέξατο (ekseleksato) 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.13.20.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.20.W18.S1) and character.