Home > Glossary > TOC > Mark > Mark 14 > Simon denies Jesus > Verses > Mark 14:71a
| 66 | 67a 67b | 68a 68b 68c | 69a 69b | 70a 70b 70c | 71a 71b | 72a 72b 72c 72d |

Mk 14:71a ... The yet he-began to-curse, and to-swear ...

Verse 71 has 4 phrases containing 7 narrator and 7 dialog words. The 1st and 2nd phrases have these 7 narrator words ... Ho-de ērksato anathematizein, kai omnunai hoti [The yet he-began to-curse, and to-swear ...].

The first 6 narrator words are bottom up. The first two words "Ho de" (the yet) translates as (then). The entire 1st phrase "then he-began to-curse" is shorthand for all the unsaid cursing Simon may have said. The verbs "to curse" and "to swear" are correctly not synonymous. A curse can be a word or a phrase to express strong emotion or disagreement. A swear is a solemn promise to speak the truth. The last word of the 2nd phrase "hoti" [(saying) that] refers to 7 dialog words of the last 2 phrases that follow and the next image that appears in this top triangle. The word (saying) is understood that what follows are the actual dialog words Simon will say to the guards. To swear to something is an oath that your words are true.

14:70c < Verses > 14:71b