Mark 14:33:13Mark.14.33.W13TAB
ἐκθαμβεῖσθαι
ekthambeisthai
“to be greatly distressed”
- Transliteration
- ek-tham-BEIS-thai
- Extended
- ehk-thahm-BAYS-thai
- IPA
- /ek.tʰamˈbeis.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be greatly distressed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ek-tham-BEIS-thai
- sentence
KAI pa-ra-lam-BA-nei ton PE-tron KAI i-A-kō-bon KAI i-ō-AN-nēn met au-TOU KAI ÊRX-a-to ek-tham-BEIS-thai KAI a-dê-mo-NEIN
Exegesis
A second kai introduces a new phase of the action: the aorist middle erxato {ἤρξατο | ḗrxato} ‘He began’ functions as an ingressive verb that governs two complementary infinitives, ekthambeîsthai {ἐκθαμβεῖσθαι | ekthambeîsthai} ‘to be greatly amazed’ and adēmoneîn {ἀδημονεῖν | adēmoneîn} ‘to be deeply distressed’. This infinitival chain presents Jesus’ emotional experience as a process that begins at this point. The pairing of ekthambeîsthai, which can include elements of dread or terror, with adēmoneîn, denoting deep inner anguish, creates an intensifying portrayal of His inner turmoil. In English, this structure is rendered by a finite verb “He began” followed by two coordinated infinitive clauses (“to be greatly amazed and deeply distressed”), preserving the sense of onset and the dual emotional focus.
In context — Mark 14:33
And He takes Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be greatly amazed and deeply distressed.
About this coordinate
Mark 14:33:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Mark 14:33, so the Greek word ἐκθαμβεῖσθαι (ekthambeisthai) 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.14.33.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.33.W13.S1) and character.