Mark 14:47:6Mark.14.47.W6TAB
σπασάμενος
spasamenos
“having drawn”
- Transliteration
- spa-SA-me-nos
- Extended
- spah-SAH-meh-nohs
- IPA
- /spaˈsa.me.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- having drawn
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
spa-SA-me-nos
- 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 nominative participle spasamenos {σπασάμενος | spasámenos} is circumstantial, temporally anterior to the main verbs, indicating the action “after drawing” or “having drawn” the sword before the blow.
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 14:47:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 14:47, so the Greek word σπασάμενος (spasamenos) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.47.W6.S1) and character.