Mark 13:36:3Mark.13.36.W3TAB
ἐξαίφνης
eksaiphnês
“suddenly”
- Transliteration
- ek-SAI-phnês
- Extended
- ehk-SAI-phnês
- IPA
- /ekˈsai.pʰnɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- suddenly
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ek-SAI-phnês
- sentence
mê el-THÔN ek-SAI-phnês HEU-rê hy-MAS ka-THEU-don-tas
Exegesis
The aorist participle elthon {ἐλθὼν | elthōn} functions adverbially, describing the implied subject’s prior or attendant action “having come,” and it is closely linked with the adverb exaiphnēs {ἐξαίφνης | exaiphnēs} “suddenly,” intensifying the unexpected nature of the arrival.
In context — Mark 13:36
Lest, having come suddenly, He should find you sleeping .
About this coordinate
Mark 13:36:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 13:36, so the Greek word ἐξαίφνης (eksaiphnês) 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.13.36.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.36.W3.S1) and character.