Mark 14:47:9Mark.14.47.W9TAB
ἔπαισεν
epaisen
“struck”
- Transliteration
- E-pai-sen
- Extended
- EH-pai-sehn
- IPA
- /ˈe.pai.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- struck
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | 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
E-pai-sen
- 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 aorist indicative epaisen {ἔπαισεν | épaisen} conveys the decisive and punctiliar act of striking, with its object clarified by the accusative ton doulon {τὸν δοῦλον | ton doûlon}.
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 14:47:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 14:47, so the Greek word ἔπαισεν (epaisen) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.47.W9.S1) and character.