Mark 15:43:17Mark.15.43.W17TAB
τολμήσας
tolmêsas
“having dared”
- Transliteration
- tol-MÊ-sas
- Extended
- tohl-MÊ-sahs
- IPA
- /tolˈmɛː.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having dared
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
tol-MÊ-sas
- phraseyour reading level
tol-MÊ-sas ei-SÊL-then pros ton pi-LA-ton KAI hêi-TÊ-sa-to to SÔ-ma tou ee-ay-SOO
- sentence
el-THON i-ō-SÊPH ho a-PO ha-ri-ma-tha-IAS eu-SKHÊ-mōn bou-leu-TÊS hos KAI au-TOS ÊN pros-de-KHO-me-nos tên ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU tol-MÊ-sas ei-SÊL-then pros ton pi-LA-ton KAI hêi-TÊ-sa-to to SÔ-ma tou ee-ay-SOO
Exegesis
The participle tolmēsas {τολμήσας | tol-mē-sas} is an aorist circumstantial participle indicating manner or attendant circumstance, “having dared” or “after taking courage,” highlighting the risk involved in approaching Pilate.
In context — Mark 15:43
Joseph from Arimathea, a respected council member , who himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God , came and, having taken courage, went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus .
About this coordinate
Mark 15:43:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Mark 15:43, so the Greek word τολμήσας (tolmêsas) 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.15.43.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.43.W17.S1) and character.