Mark 3:7:18Mark.3.7.W18TAB
ἠκολούθησεν
êkolouthêsen
“followed”
- Transliteration
- ê-ko-lou-THÊ-sen
- Extended
- êh-koh-loo-THÊH-sehn
- IPA
- /ɛː.ko.luːˈtʰɛː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- followed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ê-ko-lou-THÊ-sen
- sentence
KAI ho ee-ay-SOOS me-TA tôn ma-thê-TÔN au-TOU a-ne-KHÔ-rê-sen pros tên THA-la-san KAI po-LY PLÊ-thos a-PO tês ga-li-la-I-as ê-ko-lou-THÊ-sen KAI a-PO tês i-ou-da-I-as
Exegesis
The accusative phrase polu plethos {πολὺ πλῆθος | polý plḗthos} ‘a great crowd’ functions as the subject of the following verb ekolouthesen {ἠκολούθησεν | ēkolouthḗsen} ‘followed’, creating a cause-effect flow: His withdrawal triggers pursuit. The coordinated structure kai … ekolouthesen kai …
{καὶ … ἠκολούθησεν καὶ … | kaì … ēkolouthḗsen kaì …} joins two prepositional phrases, apo tes Galilaias {ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας | apò tês Galilaías} ‘from Galilee’ and apo tes Ioudaias {ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας | apò tês Ioudaías} ‘from Judea’, broadening the geographical scope of those who follow. The word order places the large crowd after the mention of the sea, emphasizing that even in withdrawal Jesus is accompanied and pursued by many, signaling the expanding reach of His ministry beyond a single region.
In context — Mark 3:7
And Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, and a great crowd from Galilee and also from Judea followed Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 3:7:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Mark 3:7, so the Greek word ἠκολούθησεν (êkolouthêsen) 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.3.7.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.3.7.W18.S1) and character.