Mark 15:17:8Mark.15.17.W8TAB
πλέξαντες
pleksantes
“having twisted together”
- Transliteration
- PLE-ksan-tes
- Extended
- PLEH-ksahn-tehs
- IPA
- /ˈple.ksan.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having twisted together
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PLE-ksan-tes
- sentence
KAI en-di-DY-skou-sin au-TON por-PHY-ran KAI pe-ri-ti-THE-a-sin au-TOI PLE-ksan-tes a-KAN-thi-non STE-pha-non
Exegesis
The aorist participle plexantes {πλέξαντες | pléxantes} is adverbial and temporal, indicating action prior to the finite verb, so the sense is “after having woven a crown of thorns, they placed it on him.” The Greek maintains a tight sequence of mocking actions through coordinated clauses and participial subordination. In translation, the participle is rendered as a temporal clause (“after weaving,” “twisted together”) to make the temporal relationship explicit, while preserving the subject continuity and the focus on the ironic royal imagery of the purple robe and crown.
In context — Mark 15:17
And they clothed Him in purple , and after weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 15:17, so the Greek word πλέξαντες (pleksantes) 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.15.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.17.W8.S1) and character.