Mark 3:13:9Mark.3.13.W9TAB
ἤθελεν
êthelen
“he wanted”
- Transliteration
- Ê-the-len
- Extended
- ÊH-theh-lehn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.tʰe.len/
Meaning by language
- English
- he wanted
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-the-len
- sentence
KAI a-na-BAI-nei eis to O-ros KAI pros-ka-LEI-tai hous Ê-the-len au-TOS KAI a-PÊL-thon pros au-TON
Exegesis
This is expanded by the relative clause hous ethelen autos {οὓς ἤθελεν αὐτός | hoús ḗthelen autós} ‘whom He Himself wanted’, where autos functions intensively, highlighting His own deliberate will in choosing specific persons.
Root and etymology
thelōthélō | theta–epsilon–lambda–omega
“to will, wish, desire”
In context — Mark 3:13
He went up into the mountain and called to Himself those whom He wanted, and they came to Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 3:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 3:13, so the Greek word ἤθελεν (êthelen) 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.3.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.3.13.W9.S1) and character.