Mark 15:6:4Mark.15.6.W4TAB
ἀπέλυεν
apelyen
“he used to release”
- Transliteration
- a-PE-ly-en
- Extended
- ah-PEH-ly-ehn
- IPA
- /aˈpe.ly.en/
Meaning by language
- English
- he used to release
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-PE-ly-en
- sentence
ka-TA de he-or-TÊN a-PE-ly-en au-TOIS HE-na DES-mi-on HON pa-rê-TOUN-to
Exegesis
The imperfect apelyuen {ἀπέλυεν | apélyen} serves as the main verbal nucleus, its imperfective aspect presenting the action as customary or habitual rather than a single event.
In context — Mark 15:6
Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner whom they were requesting .
About this coordinate
Mark 15:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 15:6, so the Greek word ἀπέλυεν (apelyen) 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.15.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.6.W4.S1) and character.