Mark 15:9:4Mark.15.9.W4TAB
ἀπεκρίθη
apekrithê
“answered”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-KRI-thê
- Extended
- ah-peh-KRI-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 pi-LA-tos a-pe-KRI-thê au-TOIS LE-gōn THE-le-te a-po-LY-sō hŷ-MEEN ton ba-si-LE-a tôn i-ou-da-I-ōn
Exegesis
The aorist verb apekrithe {ἀπεκρίθη | a-pe-krí-thē} ‘answered’ functions as the main finite verb, presenting Pilate’s response as a complete, punctiliar action.
Root and etymology
apokrinomaialpha–pi–omicron–kappa–rho–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to answer, make a reply”
In context — Mark 15:9
And Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 15:9, 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.15.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.9.W4.S1) and character.