Mark 6:42:2Mark.6.42.W2TAB
ἔφαγον
ephagon
“they ate”
- Transliteration
- E-pha-gon
- Extended
- EH-phah-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈe.pʰa.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they ate
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-pha-gon
- sentence
kai E-pha-gon PAN-tes kai e-khor-TAS-thê-san
Exegesis
The first finite verb, ephagon {ἔφαγον | é-phá-gon} “they ate,” is an aorist active indicative, presenting the act of eating as a complete event.
Root and etymology
phag-phi alpha gamma
“to eat”
In context — Mark 6:42
And they all ate, and they were satisfied .
About this coordinate
Mark 6:42:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 6:42, so the Greek word ἔφαγον (ephagon) 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.6.42.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.6.42.W2.S1) and character.