Mark 15:3:2Mark.15.3.W2TAB
κατηγόρουν
katêgoroun
“were accusing”
- Transliteration
- ka-tê-GO-roun
- Extended
- kah-tê-GOH-roo(n)
- IPA
- /ka.tɛːˈgo.ruːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- were accusing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ka-tê-GO-roun
- sentence
KAI ka-tê-GO-roun au-TOU hoi ar-khi-e-REIS pol-LA
Exegesis
The imperfect verb katēgoroun {κατηγόρουν | katēgóroun} portrays ongoing or repeated action, suggesting a stream of accusations rather than a single charge.
In context — Mark 15:3
And the chief priests were accusing Him of many things.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 15:3, so the Greek word κατηγόρουν (katêgoroun) 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.15.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.3.W2.S1) and character.