Tag Archives: Mark 9:2

Καὶ μεθ’ ἡμέρας ἓξ παραλαμβάνει ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὸν Πέτρον καὶ τὸν Ἰάκωβον καὶ τὸν Ἰωάννην καὶ ἀναφέρει αὐτοὺς εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν κατ’ ἰδίαν μόνους· καὶ μετεμορφώθη ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν, (Mark 9:2) Opening the Scene with Tense

Mark 9:2 is a passage charged with theological wonder and narrative shift—it marks the beginning of the Transfiguration. Yet, tucked within this majestic unfolding is a grammatical lightning strike that only seasoned readers may see: the use of the present tense in a past narrative framework.

The verbs παραλαμβάνει (“he takes”) and ἀναφέρει (“he brings up”) appear in the present indicative, though the narrative is a past event.… Learn Koine Greek