Mark 15:38:6Mark.15.38.W6TAB
ἐσχίσθη
eskhisthê
“was torn”
- Transliteration
- e-SKHI-sthê
- Extended
- eh-SKHI-sthay
- IPA
- /eˈskʰis.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was torn
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-SKHI-sthê
- sentence
KAI to ka-ta-PE-ta-sma tou na-OU e-SKHI-sthê eis DY-o ap A-nō-then HE-ōs KA-tō
Exegesis
The verb eschisthe {ἐσχίσθη | es-KHÍS-the} is an aorist passive indicative, third person singular, presenting the rending of the veil as a single, decisive event whose agent is not named, thus leaving room for understanding it as an act of God.
In context — Mark 15:38
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from above to below.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:38:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 15:38, so the Greek word ἐσχίσθη (eskhisthê) 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.15.38.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.38.W6.S1) and character.