Mark 15:26:3Mark.15.26.W3TAB

the

Transliteration
Extended
HÊÊ
IPA
/hɛː/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

  2. sentence

    KAI EEN hê e-pi-gra-PHÊ tês ai-TEE-as au-TOU e-pe-ge-gra-MMEN-ê ho ba-si-LEUS tôn i-ou-dai-ŌN

Exegesis

The imperfect verb ēn {ἦν | ēn} “was” introduces a past state, with hē epigraphē {ἡ ἐπιγραφὴ | hē epigraphē} functioning as the subject, “the inscription.”

Root and etymology

epigraphōepsilon–pi–iota–gamma–rho–alpha–phi–omega

to write upon, inscribe

In contextMark 15:26

And the inscription of His accusation was written: “The King of the Jews.”

About this coordinate

Mark 15:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 15:26, so the Greek word () 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.15.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.26.W3.S1) and character.