Mark 1:18:5Mark.1.18.W5TAB
δίκτυα
diktya
“nets”
- Transliteration
- DIK-ty-a
- Extended
- DIHK-tyah
- IPA
- /ˈdik.ty.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- nets
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DIK-ty-a
- sentence
kai eu-THYS a-PHEN-tes ta DIK-ty-a ê-ko-lou-THÊ-san au-TOI
Exegesis
The object of this participle is the accusative phrase ta diktya {τὰ δίκτυα | tà dík-tya} ‘the nets’, specifying the concrete tools of their trade.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–iota–kappa–tau–upsilon–omicron–nu
“net, mesh”
In context — Mark 1:18
And immediately they left their nets and followed Him .
About this coordinate
Mark 1:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 1:18, so the Greek word δίκτυα (diktya) 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.1.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.18.W5.S1) and character.