Mark 13:34:22Mark.13.34.W22TAB
ἐνετείλατο
eneteilato
“he commanded”
- Transliteration
- e-ne-TEI-la-to
- Extended
- eh-neh-TEI-lah-toh
- IPA
- /e.neˈtei.la.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- he commanded
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
e-ne-TEI-la-to
- sentence
hôs AN-thrô-pos a-PO-dê-mos a-PHEIS tên oi-KEE-an au-TOU KAI DOUS tois DOU-lois au-TOU tên ek-sou-SEE-an he-KAS-tôi to ER-gon au-TOU KAI tôi thy-rô-RÔI e-ne-TEI-la-to HI-na grê-go-RÊI
Exegesis
Two aorist participles, apheis {ἀφεὶς | a-pheís} “having left” and dous {δοὺς | doùs} “having given,” function adverbially, describing prior actions that set the scene for the main finite verb eneteilato {ἐνετείλατο | e-ne-teí-la-to} “he commanded.”
The final clause kai tō thyrorō eneteilato hina gregorē {καὶ τῷ θυρωρῷ ἐνετείλατο ἵνα γρηγορῇ | kaí tṓ thu-rō-rō e-ne-teí-la-to hína grē-go-rē} places special focus on the doorkeeper, with the hina-subjunctive construction expressing purpose: the command aims “so that he might keep watch.” The English renderings preserve the temporal flow from the participles into the main verb and reflect the purpose nuance of hina by using “that he should keep watch” and “to stay awake.”
In context — Mark 13:34
Just like a man traveling abroad, who left his own house and gave authority to his servants, to each his work , and to the doorkeeper he commanded that he should keep watch .
About this coordinate
Mark 13:34:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Mark 13:34, so the Greek word ἐνετείλατο (eneteilato) 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.13.34.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.34.W22.S1) and character.