Mark 14:17:4Mark.14.17.W4TAB
ἔρχεται
erkhetai
“he comes”
- Transliteration
- ER-khe-tai
- Extended
- EHR-kheh-tai
- IPA
- /ˈer.kʰe.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- he comes
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ER-khe-tai
- sentence
KAI o-PSI-as ge-no-ME-nēs ER-khe-tai me-TA tōn DO-de-ka
Exegesis
The main verb erchetai {ἔρχεται | érkhetai} is a present tense form used as a historical present, a common Marcan stylistic feature that creates vividness by portraying past events as unfolding in the present; English normally uses a simple past (“came,” “arrived”) to maintain natural narrative flow. The subject of erchetai is implicit and contextually understood as Jesus from the surrounding narrative.
In context — Mark 14:17
And when evening had come, He came with the twelve.
About this coordinate
Mark 14:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 14:17, so the Greek word ἔρχεται (erkhetai) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.17.W4.S1) and character.