Mark 13:5:4Mark.13.5.W4TAB
ἤρξατο
êrxato
“began”
- Transliteration
- ÊRX-a-to
- Extended
- êr-KHSAH-toh
- IPA
- /ˈɛːr.kʰsa.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- began
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ÊRX-a-to
- sentence
ho de ee-ay-SOOS ÊRX-a-to LE-gein au-TOIS BLÉ-pe-te MÊ tis hy-MAS pla-NÊ-sêi
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative frame ho de Iesous erxato legein autois {ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἤρξατο λέγειν αὐτοῖς | ho dè Iē-soûs ḗr-xa-to lé-gein au-toîs}, where the conjunction de links this saying to the preceding discourse, and the aorist middle verb erxato with the infinitive legein forms a common idiom meaning “began to speak,” introducing a new, significant section of teaching. The dative autois functions as the indirect object, marking the disciples as the addressees of what follows.
In context — Mark 13:5
And Jesus began to say to them, “Take heed , lest anyone deceive you.”
About this coordinate
Mark 13:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 13:5, so the Greek word ἤρξατο (êrxato) 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.13.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.5.W4.S1) and character.