Mark 15:42:3Mark.15.42.W3TAB
ὀψίας
opsias
“evening”
- Transliteration
- op-SI-as
- Extended
- ohp-SIH-ahs
- IPA
- /opˈsi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- evening
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
op-SI-as
- phraseyour reading level
KAI Ê-dê op-SI-as ge-no-ME-nês
- sentence
KAI Ê-dê op-SI-as ge-no-ME-nês e-PEI ÊN pa-ra-ske-UÊ HO ES-tin pro-SA-bba-ton
Exegesis
The temporal framework is specified by the adverb ēdē {ἤδη | ḗ-dē} “already” in combination with the genitive absolute construction opsias genomenēs {ὀψίας γενομένης | opsí-as geno-mé-nēs}, literally “of evening having come.” This genitive absolute is a circumstantial temporal clause, best rendered as “when evening had already come” in formal style, and slightly softened to “as evening approached” in dynamic style to preserve natural English rhythm while retaining the temporal nuance.
Root and etymology
opsiosomicron–psi–iota–omicron–sigma
“late, toward evening”
In context — Mark 15:42
And when evening had already come, since it was the Preparation , that is, the day before the Sabbath,
About this coordinate
Mark 15:42:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 15:42, so the Greek word ὀψίας (opsias) 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.15.42.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.42.W3.S1) and character.