Mark 16:1:18Mark.16.1.W18TAB

ἐλθοῦσαι

elthousai

having come

Transliteration
el-THOU-sai
Extended
ehl-THOO-sai
IPA
/elˈtʰuː.sai/

Meaning by language

English
having come

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Result
ἐλ + θοῦ + σαι
el + thou + sai
elthousai

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Thetath — as in thin
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    el-THOU-sai

  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

Within this clause, the participle elthousai {ἐλθοῦσαι | elthoûsai} (feminine plural, agreeing with the three women) functions temporally, “after they had come,” preceding the subjunctive aleipsōsin {ἀλείψωσιν | aleípsōsin}, the main verb of the purpose clause, which expresses intended action.

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 16:1:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Mark 16:1, so the Greek word ἐλθοῦσαι (elthousai) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.1.W18.S1) and character.