Mark 15:24:2Mark.15.24.W2TAB
σταυροῦσιν
staurousin
“they crucify”
- Transliteration
- stau-ROU-sin
- Extended
- stau-ROO-sin
- IPA
- /stauˈruː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they crucify
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| 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
stau-ROU-sin
- sentence
KAI stau-ROU-sin au-TON KAI di-a-me-RI-dzo-ntai TA hi-MA-ti-a au-TOU BAL-lo-ntes KLÊ-ron ep au-TA TIS TI A-rêi
Exegesis
The first finite verb staurousin {σταυροῦσιν | stauroû-sin} “they crucify” is a historical present that vividly presents the act of crucifixion.
Root and etymology
stauroosigma–tau–alpha–upsilon–rho–omicron–omega
“to crucify, fasten to a cross”
In context — Mark 15:24
And they crucify Him , and they divide His garments among themselves, casting a lot upon them to determine who should take what.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 15:24, so the Greek word σταυροῦσιν (staurousin) 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.15.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.24.W2.S1) and character.