Mark 15:40:1Mark.15.40.W1TAB
Ἦσαν
êsan
“were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- Êh-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-san
- phraseyour reading level
Ê-san de KAI gy-NAI-kes a-PO ma-KRO-then the-ô-ROU-sai
- sentence
Ê-san de KAI gy-NAI-kes a-PO ma-KRO-then the-ô-ROU-sai en hais KAI ma-RI-a hê mag-da-lê-NÊ kai ma-RI-a hê i-a-KÔ-bou tou mi-KROU kai i-ô-SÊ-tos MÊ-têr kai sa-LÔ-mê
Exegesis
The verse opens with esan {Ἦσαν | Ê-san} ‘they were’, an imperfect indicative verb that presents the women’s presence as a continuous reality during the crucifixion scene.
In context — Mark 15:40
But there were also women watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:40:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 15:40, so the Greek word Ἦσαν (êsan) 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.15.40.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.40.W1.S1) and character.