Mark 3:10:5Mark.3.10.W5TAB
ἐπιπίπτειν
epipiptein
“to press upon”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-PIP-tein
- Extended
- eh-pih-PIP-tehn
- IPA
- /e.piˈpip.tein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to press upon
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-PIP-tein
- sentence
pol-LOUS gar e-the-RA-peu-sen HŌ-ste e-pi-PIP-tein au-TŌ HI-na au-TOU HAP-sōn-tai HO-soi EI-khon MAS-ti-gas
Exegesis
The result conjunction hoste {ὥστε | hōste} ‘so that’ introduces the infinitival clause epipiptein auto {ἐπιπίπτειν αὐτῷ | epipíptēin autō} ‘to press upon him,’ depicting ongoing, repeated crowd movement as the consequence of His healings.
In context — Mark 3:10
For He healed many, so that they were pressing upon Him in order to touch Him, as many as had diseases .
About this coordinate
Mark 3:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 3:10, so the Greek word ἐπιπίπτειν (epipiptein) 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.3.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.3.10.W5.S1) and character.