Mark 1:17:8Mark.1.17.W8TAB
μου
mou
“me”
- Transliteration
- mou
- Extended
- moo
- IPA
- /muː/
Meaning by language
- English
- me
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
mou
- sentence
KAI EI-pen au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS DEU-te o-PI-sô mou KAI poi-Ê-sô hy-MAS ge-NES-thai ha-li-EIS an-THRÔ-pôn
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase opisō mou {ὀπίσω μου | o-pís-ō mou} conveys the idea of movement “behind” Jesus, which in discipleship language signifies personal attachment and obedient following.
Root and etymology
katharizōkatharízō
“to cleanse”
In context — Mark 1:17
And Jesus said to them, “Come after Me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.”
About this coordinate
Mark 1:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 1:17, so the Greek word μου (mou) 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.1.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.17.W8.S1) and character.