Mark 14:1:12Mark.14.1.W12TAB
ἐζήτουν
ezêtoun
“they were seeking”
- Transliteration
- e-ZÊ-toun
- Extended
- eh-ZÊE-toon
- IPA
- /eˈzɛː.tuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were seeking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-ZÊ-toun
- sentence
ÊN de to PAS-kha KAI ta A-dzy-ma me-TA DY-o hê-ME-ras KAI e-ZÊ-toun hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi gram-ma-TEIS PÔS au-TON en DO-lô kra-TÊE-san-tes a-pok-TEI-nô-sin
Exegesis
The imperfect ezetoun {ἐζήτουν | ezḗ-toun} portrays the religious leaders’ continuous search, and the coordinated subject hoi archiereis kai hoi grammateis {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς | hoí archiereîs kai hoí grammateîs} highlights their joint action.
In context — Mark 14:1
Now the Passover and the Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by craft, they might seize Him and kill Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 14:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 14:1, so the Greek word ἐζήτουν (ezêtoun) 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.14.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.1.W12.S1) and character.