Mark 8:3:18Mark.8.3.W18TAB
ἥκασιν
hêkasin
“they have come”
- Transliteration
- HÊ-ka-sin
- Extended
- HAY-kah-sihn
- IPA
- /ˈhɛː.ka.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have come
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
HÊ-ka-sin
- sentence
KAI e-AN a-po-LY-SŌ au-TOUS NÊ-steis eis OI-kon au-TÔN e-kly-THÊ-so-ntai en têi ho-DÔI KAI TI-nes au-TÔN a-PO ma-KRO-then HÊ-ka-sin
Exegesis
A coordinating clause introduced by kai tines auton {καί τινες αὐτῶν | kaí tínes autōn} ‘and some of them’ is modified by apo makrothen {ἀπὸ μακρόθεν | apó makróthen} ‘from afar’ and completed by the perfect hekasn {ἥκασιν | hēkasin} ‘they have come,’ providing background that underscores their lengthy journey. The structure highlights the speaker’s concern for the hungry crowd and the genuine risk they face.
In context — Mark 8:3
If I send them away to their homes without eating, they will faint along the way ; and some of them have come from far away.
About this coordinate
Mark 8:3:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Mark 8:3, so the Greek word ἥκασιν (hêkasin) 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.8.3.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.3.W18.S1) and character.