Mark 15:42:5Mark.15.42.W5TAB
ἐπεὶ
epei
“since”
- Transliteration
- e-PEI
- Extended
- eh-PEI
- IPA
- /eˈpeːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- since
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PEI
- phraseyour reading level
e-PEI ÊN pa-ra-ske-UÊ
- 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 causal conjunction epei {ἐπεὶ | e-peí} introduces the reason for the timing: ēn Paraskeuē {ἦν Παρασκευή | ên Paraskeuḗ}, “it was Preparation,” referring to the day before the Sabbath. This noun functions as a technical term in Jewish usage for what later came to be identified with Friday.
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 15:42:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 15:42, so the Greek word ἐπεὶ (epei) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.42.W5.S1) and character.