Mark 16:2:8Mark.16.2.W8TAB
ἔρχονται
erkhontai
“they come”
- Transliteration
- ER-khon-tai
- Extended
- EHR-khohn-tai
- IPA
- /ˈer.kʰon.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- they come
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ER-khon-tai
- sentence
kai LI-an prō-I têi mi-Ai tôn sab-BA-tōn ER-khon-tai e-PI to mnē-MEI-on a-na-TEI-lan-tos tou hē-LI-ou
Exegesis
The verb erkhontai {ἔρχονται | ér-khon-tai} appears in the present middle indicative third person plural as a historical present to bring vividness to their arrival.
In context — Mark 16:2
And very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb at the rising of the sun .
About this coordinate
Mark 16:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 16:2, so the Greek word ἔρχονται (erkhontai) 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.16.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.2.W8.S1) and character.