Mark 16:8:7Mark.16.8.W7TAB
εἶχεν
eikhen
“was having”
- Transliteration
- EI-khen
- Extended
- EI-khehn
- IPA
- /ˈiː.kʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- was having
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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EI-khen
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KAI ek-sel-THOU-sai E-phy-gon a-PO TOU mnê-MEI-ou EI-khen gar au-TAS TRO-mos KAI EK-sta-sis KAI ou-de-NEI ou-DEN EI-pan e-pho-BOUN-to GAR PAN-ta de ta pa-rêg-gel-ME-na tois pe-RI ton PE-tron syn-TO-môs ek-SÊNG-gei-lan me-TA de TAU-ta KAI au-TOS ho ee-ay-SOOS a-PO a-na-to-LÊS KAI A-khri DY-se-ôs ek-sa-PE-stei-len di au-TÔN to hi-e-RON KAI A-phthar-ton KÊ-ryg-ma tês ai-ô-NI-ou sô-tê-RI-as a-MÊN
Exegesis
The clause eichen gar autas tromos kai ekstasis {εἶχεν γὰρ αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις | eîchen gár autás trómos kaí ékstasis} employs an impersonal construction with abstract nouns in the nominative to convey the involuntary grip of trembling and astonishment.
In context — Mark 16:8
And having gone out, they fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. But all the things that had been commanded, they reported briefly to those around Peter; and after these things, Jesus Himself sent out, through them, the holy and imperishable proclamation of the eternal salvation, from east to west. Amen.
About this coordinate
Mark 16:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 16:8, so the Greek word εἶχεν (eikhen) 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.16.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.8.W7.S1) and character.