Mark 16:1:15Mark.16.1.W15TAB

ἠγόρασαν

êgorasan

they bought

Transliteration
ê-GO-ra-san
Extended
AY-GOH-rah-sahn
IPA
/ɛːˈgo.ra.san/

Meaning by language

English
they bought

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Result
ἠ + γό + ρα + σαν
ê + go + ra + san
êgorasan

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Gammagh — guttural
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Rhor — rolled r
Alphaah — as in father
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ê-GO-ra-san

  2. sentence

    KAI di-a-ge-no-ME-nou tou sab-BA-tou ma-RI-a hê mag-da-lê-NÊ KAI ma-RI-a hê tou ia-KÔ-bou KAI sa-LÔ-mê ê-GO-ra-san a-RÔ-ma-ta HI-na el-THOU-sai a-LEIP-sô-sin au-TON

Exegesis

The finite verb ēgorasān {ἠγόρασαν | ēgórasan} governs the direct object arōmata {ἀρώματα | arṓmata}, forming the main narrative clause that describes their concrete preparation.

In contextMark 16:1

And after the Sabbath had passed, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that, after they had come, they might anoint Him .

About this coordinate

Mark 16:1:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Mark 16:1, so the Greek word ἠγόρασαν (êgorasan) 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.16.1.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.1.W15.S1) and character.