Mark 15:36:16Mark.15.36.W16TAB
ἔρχεται
erkhetai
“he comes”
- Transliteration
- ER-khe-tai
- Extended
- EHR-kheh-tai
- IPA
- /ˈer.kʰe.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- he comes
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ER-khe-tai
- clause
A-phe-te I-dō-men ei ER-khe-tai ê-LEE-as ka-the-LEIN au-TON
- sentence
dra-MON DE tis KAI ge-MI-sas SPO-ngon OK-sous pe-ri-THEIS ka-LA-mō e-PO-ti-dzen au-TON LE-gōn A-phe-te I-dō-men ei ER-khe-tai ê-LEE-as ka-the-LEIN au-TON
Exegesis
The conditional clause with ei {εἰ | ei} plus present indicative erchetai {ἔρχεται | ér-khe-tai} ‘is coming’ frames a speculative scenario about Hēlias {Ἠλίας | Ē-lí-as} “Elijah” appearing.
In context — Mark 15:36
And someone, having run and having filled a sponge with vinegar , and having put it on a reed, was giving Him a drink, saying, “Leave Him alone; let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:36:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Mark 15:36, so the Greek word ἔρχεται (erkhetai) 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.15.36.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.36.W16.S1) and character.