Mark 9:5:2Mark.9.5.W2TAB
ἀποκριθεὶς
apokritheis
“answering”
- Transliteration
- a-po-kri-THEIS
- Extended
- ah-poh-kree-THEIS
- IPA
- /a.po.kriˈtʰeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- answering
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-kri-THEIS
- sentence
kai a-po-kri-THEIS ho PE-tros LE-gei tôi ee-ay-SOO rha-BBI ka-LON ES-tin hê-MAS HÔ-de EI-nai kai poi-Ê-sô-men TREIS skê-NAS soi MI-an kai mô-sêi MI-an kai ê-LI-a MI-an
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist passive participle apokritheis {ἀποκριθεὶς | a-po-kri-theís} ‘having answered’, functioning adverbially to frame Peter’s response.
In context — Mark 9:5
Peter replied to Jesus , “Rabbi, it is truly good for us to stay here ; therefore, let us erect three tents—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
About this coordinate
Mark 9:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 9:5, so the Greek word ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis) 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.9.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.5.W2.S1) and character.