Mark 1:12:4Mark.1.12.W4TAB
πνεῦμα
pneuma
“Spirit”
- Transliteration
- PNEU-ma
- Extended
- PNEU-mah
- IPA
- /ˈpneu.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- Spirit
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
PNEU-ma
- sentence
KAI eu-THYS to PNEU-ma au-TON ek-BAL-lei eis tên E-rê-mon
Exegesis
The nominative noun phrase to pneuma {τὸ πνεῦμα | tò pneûma} ‘the Spirit’ functions as the subject of the verb, with the article specifying a known, definite referent, understood contextually as the Holy Spirit who has just descended upon Jesus.
Root and etymology
pneopi–nu–epsilon–omega
“to breathe, blow”
In context — Mark 1:12
And immediately the Spirit drives Him into the wilderness .
About this coordinate
Mark 1:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 1:12, so the Greek word πνεῦμα (pneuma) 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.1.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.12.W4.S1) and character.