Mark 6:40:2Mark.6.40.W2TAB
ἀνέπεσαν
anepesan
“they reclined”
- Transliteration
- a-NE-pe-san
- Extended
- ah-NEH-peh-san
- IPA
- /aˈne.pe.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they reclined
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-NE-pe-san
- sentence
KAI a-NE-pe-san pra-si-AI pra-si-AI ka-TA he-ka-TON KAI ka-TA pen-TEÊ-kon-ta
Exegesis
The aorist verb anepesan {ἀνέπεσαν | anépesan} portrays the crowd’s completed action of assuming a meal posture.
In context — Mark 6:40
And they reclined in groups , by hundreds and by fifties.
About this coordinate
Mark 6:40:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 6:40, so the Greek word ἀνέπεσαν (anepesan) 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.6.40.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.6.40.W2.S1) and character.