Mark 14:48:8Mark.14.48.W8TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“against”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PIH
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- against
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI
- sentence
KAI a-po-kri-THEIS ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS HŌS e-PI lêi-STÊN ek-SÊL-tha-te me-TA ma-khai-RÔN KAI KSY-lōn syl-la-bein me
Exegesis
The rhetorical question is introduced by hos epi lesten {Ὡς ἐπὶ λῃστὴν | Hōs epí lēstḕn}, literally “as against a robber,” where hos marks comparison and epi with the accusative signals hostile movement “against” a target.
In context — Mark 14:48
And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have you come out as against a robber , with swords and clubs to seize Me?”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:48:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 14:48, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.14.48.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.48.W8.S1) and character.