Mark 1:16:18Mark.1.16.W18TAB
θαλάσσῃ
thalassêi
“sea”
- Transliteration
- tha-LA-ssêi
- Extended
- thah-LAH-ssay
- IPA
- /tʰaˈlas.sɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- sea
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
tha-LA-ssêi
- sentence
KAI pa-RA-gōn pa-RA tên THA-la-ssan tês ga-li-la-I-as EI-den SI-mō-na KAI an-DRE-an ton a-del-PHON SI-mō-nos am-phi-BAL-lon-tas en têi tha-LA-ssêi Ê-san gar ha-li-EIS
Exegesis
This participial phrase is complemented by the prepositional phrase en te thalasse {ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ | en tḗ tha-lás-sē}, specifying the sphere of action as “in the sea.”
In context — Mark 1:16
And as He passed by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting nets into the sea, for they were fishermen .
About this coordinate
Mark 1:16:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Mark 1:16, so the Greek word θαλάσσῃ (thalassêi) 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.1.16.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.16.W18.S1) and character.