Mark 3:33:2Mark.3.33.W2TAB
ἀποκριθεὶς
apokritheis
“answering”
- Transliteration
- a-po-kri-THEIS
- Extended
- ah-poh-kree-THEIS
- IPA
- /a.po.kriˈtʰeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- answering
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-kri-THEIS
- sentence
kai a-po-kri-THEIS au-TOIS LE-gei TIS ES-tin hê MÊ-têr mou ê hoi a-del-PHOI mou
Exegesis
The aorist middle participle apokritheis {ἀποκριθεὶς | apokritheìs} “having answered” functions adverbially, providing background to the main finite verb and indicating that the response precedes the speech itself.
In context — Mark 3:33
And having answered them, He said, “Who is My mother, or My brothers ?”
About this coordinate
Mark 3:33:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 3:33, so the Greek word ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis) 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.3.33.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.3.33.W2.S1) and character.