Mark 15:23:2Mark.15.23.W2TAB
ἐδίδουν
edidoun
“they were giving”
- Transliteration
- e-DI-doun
- Extended
- eh-DI-doon
- IPA
- /eˈdi.dun/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were giving
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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e-DI-doun
- sentence
KAI e-DI-doun au-TÔI e-smyr-ni-SME-non OI-non ouk E-la-ben
Exegesis
The imperfect verb edidoun {ἐδίδουν | e-dí-doun} ‘they were giving’ conveys an ongoing or attempted action, presenting the offering of the drink as a process rather than a single completed event.
In context — Mark 15:23
And they were offering Him wine mixed with myrrh , but He did not take it.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 15:23, so the Greek word ἐδίδουν (edidoun) 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.15.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.23.W2.S1) and character.