Mark 15:44:4Mark.15.44.W4TAB
ἐθαύμασεν
ethaumasen
“marveled”
- Transliteration
- e-THAU-ma-sen
- Extended
- eh-THAU-mah-sehn
- IPA
- /eˈtʰau.ma.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- marveled
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-THAU-ma-sen
- phraseyour reading level
ho de pi-LA-tos e-THAU-ma-sen ei Ê-dê TE-thnê-ken
- sentence
ho de pi-LA-tos e-THAU-ma-sen ei Ê-dê TE-thnê-ken kai pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos ton ken-ty-RI-o-na e-pê-RÔ-tê-sen au-TON ei PA-lai a-PE-tha-nen
Exegesis
The main verb of the first clause is ethaumasen {ἐθαύμασεν | e-thau-ma-sen} ‘he marveled, was amazed,’ and its content is expressed by an indirect question introduced by ei {εἰ | ei}, followed by the adverb ede {ἤδη | ē-dē} ‘already’ and the perfect verb tethneken {τέθνηκεν | teth-ne-ken} ‘has died, is dead.’ The perfect aspect presents Jesus’ death as a completed event whose resulting state is now in force, which explains Pilate’s surprise that the state of death is already present.
In context — Mark 15:44
But Pilate marveled whether He was already dead, and summoning the centurion he asked him whether He had died long ago.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:44:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 15:44, so the Greek word ἐθαύμασεν (ethaumasen) 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.15.44.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.44.W4.S1) and character.