Mark 15:47:12Mark.15.47.W12TAB
⸀τέθειται.
tetheitai
“has been laid”
- Transliteration
- TE-thei-tai
- Extended
- TEH-thei-tai
- IPA
- /ˈte.tʰei.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- has been laid
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TE-thei-tai
- sentence
hê de ma-RI-a hê mag-da-lê-NÊ KAI ma-RI-a hê i-ô-SÊ-tos e-the-Ô-roun POU TE-thei-tai
Exegesis
In that clause, the perfect passive indicative tetheitai {τέθειται | tétheitai} indicates a completed action with ongoing result—Jesus has been laid in the tomb—highlighting the women’s ongoing focus on the burial event.
Root and etymology
tithēmitau–iota–theta–eta–mu–iota
“to put, place, set”
In context — Mark 15:47
And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were observing where He was laid.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:47:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 15:47, so the Greek word ⸀τέθειται. (tetheitai) 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.15.47.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.47.W12.S1) and character.