Mark 8:11:6Mark.8.11.W6TAB
ἤρξαντο
êrksanto
“they began”
- Transliteration
- ÊR-ksan-to
- Extended
- ÊR-ksahn-toh
- IPA
- /ˈɛːr.ksan.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- they began
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ÊR-ksan-to
- 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 aorist active exelthon {ἐξῆλθον | exêlthon} “they went out” frames their departure as a completed action, immediately followed by the aorist middle plus infinitive erxanto suzētein {ἤρξαντο συζητεῖν | ērxanto syzēteîn} “they began to dispute,” which foregrounds their contentious engagement.
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 8:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 8:11, so the Greek word ἤρξαντο (êrksanto) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.11.W6.S1) and character.