Mark 9:11:2Mark.9.11.W2TAB
ἐπηρώτων
epêrotôn
“they were asking”
- Transliteration
- e-pê-RO-tôn
- Extended
- eh-pay-ROH-tohn
- IPA
- /e.pɛːˈrɔː.tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were asking
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pê-RO-tôn
- sentence
KAI e-pê-RO-tôn au-TON LE-gon-tes HO-ti LE-gou-sin hoi gram-ma-TEIS HO-ti ê-LEI-an DEI el-THEIN PRÔ-ton
Exegesis
The main finite verb eperoton {ἐπηρώτων | epē-rō-tōn} ‘they were asking’ in the imperfect aspect portrays an ongoing or repeated action.
Root and etymology
erotaoepsilon–rho–omega–tau–alpha–omega
“to ask, question”
In context — Mark 9:11
And they were asking Him , saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
About this coordinate
Mark 9:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 9:11, so the Greek word ἐπηρώτων (epêrotôn) 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.9.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.11.W2.S1) and character.