Mark 14:11:4Mark.14.11.W4TAB
ἐχάρησαν
ekharêsan
“they rejoiced”
- Transliteration
- e-KHA-rê-san
- Extended
- eh-KHAH-rêh-sahn
- IPA
- /eˈkʰaː.rɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they rejoiced
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-KHA-rê-san
- sentence
hoi de a-KOU-san-tes e-KHA-rê-san kai e-pêŋ-GEI-lan-to au-TOI ar-GY-ry-ôn DOU-nai kai e-ZÊ-tei pôs au-TON eu-KAI-rôs pa-ra-DOI
Exegesis
The aorist participle akousantes {ἀκούσαντες | akoúsantes} functions adverbially to set the temporal framework for the main verb echárēsan {ἐχάρησαν | echárēsan}, which conveys a sudden rejoicing response.
In context — Mark 14:11
But when they heard, they rejoiced and promised to give him money, and he was seeking how he might hand Him over at an opportune moment .
About this coordinate
Mark 14:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 14:11, so the Greek word ἐχάρησαν (ekharêsan) 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.14.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.11.W4.S1) and character.