Mark 15:21:2Mark.15.21.W2TAB
ἀγγαρεύουσιν
angareuousin
“they compel”
- Transliteration
- an-ga-REU-ou-sin
- Extended
- ahn-gah-REH-oo-oo-seen
- IPA
- /aŋ.gaˈreu.u.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they compel
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
an-ga-REU-ou-sin
- sentence
KAI an-ga-REU-ou-sin pa-RA-gon-TA TI-na SI-mo-na ky-ray-nai-ON er-KHO-me-non ap a-GROU ton pa-TE-ra a-le-KSAN-drou KAI RHOU-phou HI-na A-rêi ton stau-RON au-TOU
Exegesis
The main finite verb is angareuousin {ἀγγαρεύουσιν | angareúousin} “they compel,” a present tense form often used as a historical present in Mark, giving vividness to the account.
In context — Mark 15:21
And they compelled Simon of Cyrene, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, so that he might carry His cross .
About this coordinate
Mark 15:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 15:21, so the Greek word ἀγγαρεύουσιν (angareuousin) 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.15.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.21.W2.S1) and character.