Mark 16:13:8Mark.16.13.W8TAB
ἐπίστευσαν
episteusan
“they believed”
- Transliteration
- e-PI-steu-san
- Extended
- eh-PI-steu-sahn
- IPA
- /eˈpis.teu.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they believed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI-steu-san
- sentence
ka-KEI-noi a-pel-THON-tes a-PÊNG-gei-lan tois loi-POIS ou-DE e-KEI-nois e-PI-steu-san
Exegesis
The final verb episteusan {ἐπίστευσαν | e-pí-steu-san} presents their unbelief as a settled decision. The formal translation mirrors the Greek emphasis on persistent refusal, while the dynamic version naturalizes the sequence and contrast.
In context — Mark 16:13
And they went away and reported it to the rest , but they did not believe them either.
About this coordinate
Mark 16:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 16:13, so the Greek word ἐπίστευσαν (episteusan) 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.16.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.13.W8.S1) and character.