Mark 1:24:9Mark.1.24.W9TAB
ἀπολέσαι
apolesai
“to destroy”
- Transliteration
- a-po-LE-sai
- Extended
- ah-poh-LEH-sai
- IPA
- /a.poˈle.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to destroy
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-LE-sai
- sentence
LE-gōn TI hê-MEEN kai SOI ee-ay-SOO na-dza-rê-NE ÊL-thes a-po-LE-sai hê-MAS OI-da se TIS EI ho HA-gi-os tou the-OU
Exegesis
The aorist indicative elthes {ἦλθες | ēl-thés} plus infinitive apolesai {ἀπολέσαι | apolés-ai} conveys presumed intent—Jesus as a threat to demonic existence.
Root and etymology
apollumialpha–pi–omicron–lambda–lambda–upsilon–mu–iota
“to destroy, ruin”
In context — Mark 1:24
He said, “What is there between us and You, Jesus the Nazarene? Did You come to destroy us? I know You, who You are—the Holy One of God .”
About this coordinate
Mark 1:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 1:24, so the Greek word ἀπολέσαι (apolesai) 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.1.24.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.24.W9.S1) and character.