Mark 14:35:9Mark.14.35.W9TAB
προσηύχετο
prosēukheto
“he was praying”
- Transliteration
- pro-sēu-KHE-to
- Extended
- proh-say-oo-KHEH-toh
- IPA
- /pro.sɛːuˈkʰe.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was praying
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-sēu-KHE-to
- sentence
KAI pro-el-THŌN mi-KRON E-pi-pten e-PI tês gês KAI pro-sēu-KHE-to HI-na EI dy-na-TON ES-tin pa-REL-thêi ap au-TOU hê HŌ-ra
Exegesis
Another kai {καὶ | kai} coordinates the next imperfect verb proseucheto {προσηύχετο | proseúcheto} ‘he was praying,’ so the sequence is: movement, posture, and sustained prayer.
Root and etymology
proseuchomaipi–rho–omicron–sigma–epsilon–upsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to pray, petition”
In context — Mark 14:35
And having gone forward a little, He was falling upon the ground and was praying that, if it is possible, the hour might pass from Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 14:35:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 14:35, so the Greek word προσηύχετο (prosēukheto) 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.14.35.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.35.W9.S1) and character.