Mark 15:43:21Mark.15.43.W21TAB

Πιλᾶτον

pilaton

Pilate

Transliteration
pi-LA-ton
Extended
pih-LAH-tohn
IPA
/piˈla.ton/

Meaning by language

English
Pilate

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Result
Πι + λᾶ + τον
pi + la + ton
pilaton

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Iotai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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  1. word

    pi-LA-ton

  2. 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

  3. 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

This leads to the main verbal sequence eisēlthen pros Pilaton kai ēitēsato to sōma tou Iēsou {εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς Πιλᾶτον καὶ ᾐτήσατο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ | ei-sēl-then pros Pi-lā-ton kai ēi-tē-sa-to to sō-ma tou Iē-sou}, where the coordinated aorist verbs narrate Joseph’s bold entrance to Pilate and his specific request for Jesus’ body. The Greek word order moves from characterization (who Joseph is and what he is hoping for) to courageous initiative, and the English renderings mirror this progression by keeping Joseph’s identity and faith expectation before describing his bold approach and request.

In contextMark 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 15:43:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Mark 15:43, so the Greek word Πιλᾶτον (pilaton) 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.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.43.W21.S1) and character.