Mark 15:5:6Mark.15.5.W6TAB
ἀπεκρίθη
apekrithê
“answered”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-KRI-thê
- Extended
- ah-peh-KRIH-thê
- IPA
- /a.peˈkri.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- answered
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-pe-KRI-thê
- sentence
ho de ee-ay-SOOS ou-KE-ti ou-DEN a-pe-KRI-thê HÔ-ste thau-MA-dzein ton pi-LA-ton
Exegesis
The finite verb apekrithē {ἀπεκρίθη | a-pe-krí-thē} ‘answered’ is an aorist passive deponent, functioning with active meaning but portraying Jesus’ silence as a decisive, completed stance.
Root and etymology
apokrinomaialpha–pi–omicron–kappa–rho–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to answer, make a reply”
In context — Mark 15:5
But Jesus no longer answered anything, so that Pilate was amazed.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 15:5, so the Greek word ἀπεκρίθη (apekrithê) 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.15.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.5.W6.S1) and character.