Mark 14:47:15Mark.14.47.W15TAB
ἀφεῖλεν
apheelen
“cut off”
- Transliteration
- a-PHEE-len
- Extended
- ah-PHEE-lehn
- IPA
- /aˈpʰiː.len/
Meaning by language
- English
- cut off
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-PHEE-len
- sentence
heis DE tis tôn pa-re-stê-KO-tôn spa-SA-me-nos tên MA-khai-ran E-pai-sen ton DOU-lon tou ar-khi-e-RE-ôs kai a-PHEE-len au-TOU to ô-TA-ri-on
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} then coordinates a second aorist verb, apheilen {ἀφεῖλεν | apheîlen}, describing the result of the strike, “cut off,” with autou {αὐτοῦ | autou} marking whose body part is affected.
In context — Mark 14:47
But one of those who stood nearby, having drawn the sword, struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear .
About this coordinate
Mark 14:47:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Mark 14:47, so the Greek word ἀφεῖλεν (apheelen) 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.14.47.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.47.W15.S1) and character.