Mark 4:37:9Mark.4.37.W9TAB
ἐπέβαλλεν
epeballen
“were throwing”
- Transliteration
- e-PE-bal-len
- Extended
- eh-PEH-bahl-len
- IPA
- /eˈpe.bal.len/
Meaning by language
- English
- were throwing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PE-bal-len
- sentence
KAI GI-ne-tai LAI-laps me-GA-lê a-NE-mou KAI TA KY-ma-ta e-PE-bal-len eis to PLOI-on HÔS-te Ê-dê ge-MI-dze-sthai to PLOI-on
Exegesis
The coordinating kai {καὶ | kaì} introduces kumata {κύματα | ký-ma-ta}, whose imperfect active verb epeballen {ἐπέβαλλεν | e-pé-bal-len} portrays the waves’ repeated strikes.
In context — Mark 4:37
And a great storm of wind arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already being filled.
About this coordinate
Mark 4:37:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 4:37, so the Greek word ἐπέβαλλεν (epeballen) 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.4.37.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.4.37.W9.S1) and character.