Mark 15:19:13Mark.15.19.W13TAB
γόνατα
gonata
“knees”
- Transliteration
- GO-na-ta
- Extended
- GOH-nah-tah
- IPA
- /ˈgo.na.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- knees
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
GO-na-ta
- sentence
KAI E-ty-pton au-TOU tên ke-pha-LÊN ka-LA-mōi KAI e-NEP-ty-on au-TÔI KAI ti-THEN-tes ta GO-na-ta pro-se-KY-noun au-TÔI
Exegesis
The participial clause kai tithentes ta gonata {καὶ τιθέντες τὰ γόνατα | kaí ti-thén-tes tà gó-na-ta} literally “and placing the knees” uses the present participle tithentes to describe a simultaneous accompanying action, conveying the manner in which they proceeded to prosekynoun. The object of this final verb is again autō, “to Him,” emphasizing that all three abusive actions converge on the same Person. In translation, progressive forms (“were striking,” “were spitting,” “they were paying homage”) replicate the imperfective aspect, while “kneeling” or “as they went down on their knees” captures the participial clause as a manner expression leading into the final verb.
In context — Mark 15:19
And they were striking His head with a reed and spitting on Him, and kneeling, they paid homage to Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:19:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Mark 15:19, so the Greek word γόνατα (gonata) 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.15.19.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.19.W13.S1) and character.