Mark 13:3:12Mark.13.3.W12TAB
ἐπηρώτα
epêrôta
“was asking”
- Transliteration
- e-pê-RÔ-ta
- Extended
- eh-pê-ROH-tah
- IPA
- /e.pɛːˈrɔː.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- was asking
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
e-pê-RÔ-ta
- sentence
KAI ka-thê-ME-nou au-TOU eis to O-ros tôn e-lai-ÔN ka-TE-nan-ti tou hi-e-ROU e-pê-RÔ-ta au-TON kat i-DI-an PE-tros KAI i-A-ko-bos KAI i-ô-AN-nês KAI an-DRE-as
Exegesis
The imperfect main verb epērōta {ἐπηρώτα | epē-rō-ta} ‘was asking’ conveys an inceptive or possibly iterative nuance, suggesting either that the questioning began at this point or that it involved more than a single brief query.
Root and etymology
eperōtaōepsilon–pi–epsilon–rho–omega–tau–alpha–omega
“to ask, inquire, interrogate”
In context — Mark 13:3
And as He was sitting on the Mount of Olives , opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately,
About this coordinate
Mark 13:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 13:3, so the Greek word ἐπηρώτα (epêrôta) 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.13.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.3.W12.S1) and character.