Mark 8:11:16Mark.8.11.W16TAB
πειράζοντες
peiradzontes
“testing”
- Transliteration
- pei-RA-dzon-tes
- Extended
- pei-RAH-dzohn-tehs
- IPA
- /peiˈra.dzon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- testing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pei-RA-dzon-tes
- sentence
KAI ek-ÊL-thon hoi pha-ri-SA-oi KAI ÊR-ksan-to sy-dzê-TEIN au-TÔ dzê-TOUN-tes par au-TOU sê-MEI-on a-PO tou ou-ra-NOU pei-RA-dzon-tes au-TON
Exegesis
The two present participles zetountes {ζητοῦντες | zētoûntes} “seeking” (purpose) and peirazontes {πειράζοντες | peirázontes} “testing” (manner) function circumstantially.
In context — Mark 8:11
The Pharisees came out and began disputing with Him , demanding from Him a sign from heaven in order to test Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 8:11:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Mark 8:11, so the Greek word πειράζοντες (peiradzontes) 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.8.11.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.11.W16.S1) and character.