Mark 13:23:4Mark.13.23.W4TAB
προείρηκα
proeirêka
“I have said beforehand”
- Transliteration
- pro-EI-rê-ka
- Extended
- proh-EI-ree-kah
- IPA
- /proˈei.rɛː.ka/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have said beforehand
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
pro-EI-rê-ka
- sentence
hy-MEIS de BLE-pe-te pro-EI-rê-ka hy-MEEN PAN-ta
Exegesis
The verb proeirēka {προείρηκα | pro-eí-rē-ka} is in the perfect tense, indicating that Jesus’ speaking beforehand is a completed act whose results remain in force; this supports translations that express both a past action and present relevance (“I have told you,” “I have already warned you”).
Root and etymology
proeiponpi–rho–omicron–epsilon–iota–pi–omicron–nu
“to say beforehand, to foretell”
In context — Mark 13:23
But you, be watchful; I have told you all things beforehand .
About this coordinate
Mark 13:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 13:23, so the Greek word προείρηκα (proeirêka) 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.13.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.23.W4.S1) and character.