Mark 14:17:2Mark.14.17.W2TAB
ὀψίας
opsias
“evening”
- Transliteration
- o-PSI-as
- Extended
- oh-PSI-ahs
- IPA
- /opˈsi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- evening
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-PSI-as
- sentence
KAI o-PSI-as ge-no-ME-nēs ER-khe-tai me-TA tōn DO-de-ka
Exegesis
The genitive absolute construction opsias genomenes {ὀψίας γενομένης | opsías genoménēs} functions as a temporal clause, literally “of evening having come,” which is idiomatically rendered as “when evening had come” or “when it was evening.” This construction is syntactically independent of the main clause but temporally frames it.
Root and etymology
opsiosomicron–psi–iota–omicron–sigma
“late, evening”
In context — Mark 14:17
And when evening had come, He came with the twelve.
About this coordinate
Mark 14:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 14:17, so the Greek word ὀψίας (opsias) 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.14.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.17.W2.S1) and character.