Mark 14:19:1Mark.14.19.W1TAB
ἤρξαντο
êrksanto
“they began”
- Transliteration
- ÊR-ksan-to
- Extended
- êêr-ksan-toh
- IPA
- /ˈɛːr.ksan.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- they began
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ÊR-ksan-to
- sentence
ÊR-ksan-to ly-PEIS-thai KAI LE-gein au-TÔ HEIS ka-TA HEIS MÊ-ti e-GÔ
Exegesis
The finite verb erxanto {ἤρξαντο | ḗrxanto} ‘they began’ introduces a new phase of response, with the plural subject implied by the verb referring to the gathered disciples.
Root and etymology
archomaialpha–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to begin, to start”
In context — Mark 14:19
They began to be grieved , and to say to Him , one after another, “Surely not I?”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 14:19, so the Greek word ἤρξαντο (êrksanto) 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.14.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.19.W1.S1) and character.