Mark 15:4:14Mark.15.4.W14TAB
κατηγοροῦσιν.
katêgorousin
“they accuse”
- Transliteration
- ka-tê-go-ROU-sin
- Extended
- kah-tê-goh-ROO-seen
- IPA
- /ka.tɛː.goˈruː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they accuse
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ka-tê-go-ROU-sin
- sentence
ho de pi-LA-tos PA-lin e-pê-RO-ta au-TON LE-gōn ouk a-po-KRI-nêi ou-DEN I-de PO-sa sou ka-tê-go-ROU-sin
Exegesis
The imperative ide {ἴδε | í-de} introduces a second clause in the speech, creating a shift from addressing Jesus’ silence to pointing out the situation: ide posa sou katēgorousin {ἴδε πόσα σοῦ κατηγοροῦσιν | í-de pó-sa soû ka-tē-go-roû-sin}.
Here posa {πόσα | pó-sa} as an interrogative pronoun highlights the sheer number of accusations, while the genitive sou {σοῦ | soû} specifies that the accusations are directed against Him, and katēgorousin {κατηγοροῦσιν | ka-tē-go-roû-sin} portrays an ongoing, hostile legal action. In translation, the Greek sequence of two questions and the imperative is preserved as two interrogatives in English, with “again questioned” and “asked … once more” conveying the imperfect’s iterative nuance, and “See/Look” rendering the aorist imperative as an urgent, pointed command.
In context — Mark 15:4
And Pilate again questioned Him , saying, “Do You not answer anything? See how many things they accuse You of.”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:4:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Mark 15:4, so the Greek word κατηγοροῦσιν. (katêgorousin) 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.15.4.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.4.W14.S1) and character.