Mark 14:45:9Mark.14.45.W9TAB
κατεφίλησεν
katephilêsen
“he kissed”
- Transliteration
- ka-te-PHI-lê-sen
- Extended
- kah-teh-PHII-lê-sehn
- IPA
- /ka.teˈpʰi.lɛː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he kissed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ka-te-PHI-lê-sen
- 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 verb katephilesen {κατεφίλησεν | katephílesen}, with its intensive prefix kata-, portrays an emphatic or possibly repeated kiss, turning a conventional greeting into the very means of treachery. This progression—coming, approaching, speaking, and kissing—is mirrored in translation by temporal clauses and sequential main verbs, preserving both the rapid movement and the dramatic contrast between outward respect and inward betrayal.
Root and etymology
phileophi–iota–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to love, have affection, kiss”
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 14:45:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 14:45, so the Greek word κατεφίλησεν (katephilêsen) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.45.W9.S1) and character.