Mark 9:4:8Mark.9.4.W8TAB
ἦσαν
êsan
“they were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- AY-san
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
Ê-san
- 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 second clause, again introduced by kai, shifts aspectual focus with the imperfect esan {ἦσαν | êsan} plus the present participle syllalountes {συλλαλούντες | syllaloúntes}, a periphrastic construction indicating ongoing, durative action: “they were talking together.” The participle’s nominative plural refers back to Elijah and Moses as the ones engaged in dialogue.
Root and etymology
eimiepsilon–iota–mu–iota
“to be, exist”
In context — Mark 9:4
And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus .
About this coordinate
Mark 9:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 9:4, so the Greek word ἦσαν (êsan) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.4.W8.S1) and character.