Mark 11:1

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The Triumphal Entry Now as they approached Jerusalem, near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Καὶ ὅτε ἐγγίζουσιν εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, εἰς Βηθφαγὴ καὶ Βηθανίαν, πρὸς τὸ ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν, ἀποστέλλει δύο τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ,

Transliteration

And when they engizousin to Ierousalēm, to Bēthphagē and Bēthanian, pros the oros of the Elaiōn, he apostellei two of the mathētōn of him,

Grammar Details

• *engizousin*: present active indicative, 3rd plural - they draw near/approach
• *Ierousalēm*: accusative, proper noun - Jerusalem
• *Bēthphagē*: accusative, proper noun - Bethphage
• *Bēthanian*: accusative, proper noun - Bethany
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - toward/near
• *oros*: accusative, neuter, singular - mountain/hill
• *Elaiōn*: genitive, feminine, plural - of olives
• *apostellei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - he sends forth
• *mathētōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of disciples

Word Meanings

• *engizousin*: approach/draw near/come close to
• *pros*: toward/near/at/with
• *oros*: mountain/hill/mount
• *apostellei*: sends forth/dispatches/commissions

Referenced Verses

• Zech 14:4 : 4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives which lies to the east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in half from east to west, leaving a great valley. Half the mountain will move northward and the other half southward.
• Matt 21:1-9 : 1 The Triumphal Entry Now when they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 telling them,“Go to the village ahead of you. Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, you are to say,‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” 4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: 5 “Tell the people of Zion,‘Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’” 6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those following kept shouting,“Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” 10 As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, saying,“Who is this?” 11 And the crowds were saying,“This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
• Matt 21:17 : 17 And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany and spent the night there.
• Matt 24:3 : 3 Signs of the End of the Age As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said,“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”
• Matt 26:30 : 30 After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
• Mark 14:13 : 13 He sent two of his disciples and told them,“Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him.
• Luke 19:29-40 : 29 Now when he approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, 30 telling them,“Go to the village ahead of you. When you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you,‘Why are you untying it?’ just say,‘The Lord needs it.’” 32 So those who were sent ahead found it exactly as he had told them. 33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them,“Why are you untying that colt?” 34 They replied,“The Lord needs it.” 35 Then they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and had Jesus get on it. 36 As he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. 37 As he approached the road leading down from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen: 38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 39 But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him,“Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” 40 He answered,“I tell you, if they keep silent, the very stones will cry out!”
• John 8:1 : 1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
• John 12:14-19 : 14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written, 15 “Do not be afraid, people of Zion; look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt!” 16 (His disciples did not understand these things when they first happened, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him and that these things had happened to him.) 17 So the crowd who had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead were continuing to testify about it. 18 Because they had heard that Jesus had performed this miraculous sign, the crowd went out to meet him. 19 Thus the Pharisees said to one another,“You see that you can do nothing. Look, the world has run off after him!”
• Acts 1:12 : 12 A Replacement for Judas is Chosen Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Mount of Olives(which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away).
• Mark 6:7 : 7 Sending Out the Twelve Apostles Jesus called the twelve and began to send them out two by two. He gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
• Mark 13:3 : 3 Signs of the End of the Age So while he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,
• 2 Sam 15:30 : 30 As David was going up the Mount of Olives, he was weeping as he went; his head was covered and his feet were bare. All the people who were with him also had their heads covered and were weeping as they went up.