Mark 9:15:11Mark.9.15.W11TAB
ἠσπάζοντο
êspadzonto
“were greeting”
- Transliteration
- ê-SPA-dzon-to
- Extended
- ay-SPAH-dzohn-toh
- IPA
- /ɛːˈspa.dzon.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- were greeting
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| 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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ê-SPA-dzon-to
- sentence
KAI eu-THYS PAS ho O-khlos i-DON-tes au-TON ek-se-tham-BÊ-thê-san KAI pros-TRE-khon-tes ê-SPA-dzon-to au-TON
Exegesis
The participle prostrechontes {προστρέχοντες | prostréchontes} ‘running up’ occurs with the imperfect ēspázonto {ἠσπάζοντο | ēspázon-to} ‘they greeted,’ depicting concurrent motion and reception. The imperfect conveys ongoing or repeated action, reflected in “hurried over to welcome.” Together, the coordinating kai links amazement and approach into a unified, immediate response.
In context — Mark 9:15
And at once the whole crowd, when they saw Him , were struck with great amazement ; and they ran up and greeted Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 9:15:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Mark 9:15, so the Greek word ἠσπάζοντο (êspadzonto) 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.9.15.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.15.W11.S1) and character.