Mark 9:4:2Mark.9.4.W2TAB
ὤφθη
ōphthē
“was seen”
- Transliteration
- Ō-phthē
- Extended
- OH-phthay
- IPA
- /ˈɔːpʰ.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was seen
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
Ō-phthē
- sentence
KAI Ō-phthē au-TOIS hē-LEE-as SYN mō-yü-SEI KAI Ê-san syl-la-loûn-tes tôi ee-ay-SOO
Exegesis
The aorist passive ōphthē {ὤφθη | ōphthē} “was seen” functions as a divine-passive type expression, presenting the appearance of Elijah as an event granted to the disciples rather than initiated by them.
Root and etymology
horaoomicron–rho–alpha–omega
“to see, perceive”
In context — Mark 9:4
And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus .
About this coordinate
Mark 9:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 9:4, so the Greek word ὤφθη (ōphthē) 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.9.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.4.W2.S1) and character.