Mark 8:4:2Mark.8.4.W2TAB
ἀπεκρίθησαν
apekrithêsan
“they answered”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-KRI-thê-san
- Extended
- ah-peh-KRI-theh-sahn
- IPA
- /a.peˈkri.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they answered
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-pe-KRI-thê-san
- sentence
KAI a-pe-KRI-thê-san au-TOI hoi ma-thê-TAI au-TOU HO-ti PO-then TOU-tous dy-NÊ-se-tai tis HÔ-de khor-TA-sai AR-tōn ep e-rê-MI-as
Exegesis
The aorist passive verb apekrithesan {ἀπεκρίθησαν | ap-ekrí-the-san} frames their response as a completed action addressed to Him {αὐτῷ | au-tō}, marking Jesus as the focal point.
Root and etymology
ἀποκρίνομαιalpha–pi–omicron–kappa–rho–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to answer”
In context — Mark 8:4
His disciples answered Him , “Where could anyone find enough bread to feed these people here in the wilderness?”
About this coordinate
Mark 8:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 8:4, so the Greek word ἀπεκρίθησαν (apekrithêsan) 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.8.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.4.W2.S1) and character.