Mark 14:45:4Mark.14.45.W4TAB
προσελθὼν
proselthōn
“having approached”
- Transliteration
- pro-sel-THŌN
- Extended
- proh-sehl-THŌN
- IPA
- /pro.selˈtʰɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- having approached
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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pro-sel-THŌN
- sentence
kai el-THŌN eu-THYS pro-sel-THŌN au-TŌ LE-gei rab-BI kai ka-te-PHI-lê-sen au-TON
Exegesis
The verse places two aorist participles, elthon {ἐλθών | elthṓn} “having come” and proselthon {προσελθών | proselthṓn} “having approached,” before the main verb legei {λέγει | légei} “he says,” creating a temporal sequence in which preparatory actions lead up to the central speech act.
Root and etymology
erchomaiepsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to come, go”
In context — Mark 14:45
And when he had come, immediately having approached Him , he said, “Rabbi ,” and he kissed Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 14:45:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 14:45, so the Greek word προσελθὼν (proselthōn) 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.14.45.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.45.W4.S1) and character.