Mark 4:1:3Mark.4.1.W3TAB
ἤρξατο
êrksato
“he began”
- Transliteration
- ÊR-ksa-to
- Extended
- air-KSAH-toh
- IPA
- /ˈɛːrk.sa.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- he began
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ÊR-ksa-to
- sentence
KAI PA-lin ÊR-ksa-to di-DAS-kein pa-RA tên THA-la-s(s)an KAI sy-NA-ge-tai pros au-TON O-khlos PLEIS-tos HÔS-te au-TON eis PLOI-on em-BAN-ta ka-THÊS-thai en tê tha-LAS-sê KAI PAS ho O-khlos pros tên THA-la-s(s)an e-PI tês gês Ê-san
Exegesis
The aorist middle indicative erxato {ἤρξατο | ḗr-xa-to} indicates the onset of a new teaching episode, with the present infinitive didaskein {διδάσκειν | di-dás-kein} conveying its ongoing nature.
In context — Mark 4:1
And again He started teaching by the sea, and an exceedingly large crowd drew near to Him; so He stepped into a boat and sat in it on the water, while the whole crowd stood on the land beside the sea.
About this coordinate
Mark 4:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 4:1, so the Greek word ἤρξατο (êrksato) 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.4.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.4.1.W3.S1) and character.