Mark 9:15:8Mark.9.15.W8TAB
ἐξεθαμβήθησαν
eksethambêthêsan
“were greatly amazed”
- Transliteration
- ek-se-tham-BÊ-thê-san
- Extended
- ehk-seh-thahm-BAY-thay-sahn
- IPA
- /ek.se.tʰamˈbɛː.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were greatly amazed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Eta | 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
ek-se-tham-BÊ-thê-san
- 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 aorist passive exethambēthēsan {ἐξεθαμβήθησαν | exethambēthḗsan} ‘they were exceedingly amazed’ underscores a sudden, overwhelming astonishment.
Root and etymology
eimiepsilon–iota–mu–iota
“to be, exist”
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 9:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 9:15, so the Greek word ἐξεθαμβήθησαν (eksethambêthêsan) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.15.W8.S1) and character.