Mark 1:25:7Mark.1.25.W7TAB
Φιμώθητι
phimôthêti
“be silent”
- Transliteration
- phi-MÔ-thê-ti
- Extended
- phee-MOH-theh-tih
- IPA
- /pʰiˈmɔː.tʰɛː.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- be silent
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
phi-MÔ-thê-ti
- sentence
KAI e-pe-TI-mê-sen au-TÔ ho ee-ay-SOOS LE-gōn phi-MÔ-thê-ti KAI EX-el-the eks au-TOU
Exegesis
Within the quotation, the two imperatives phimotheti {Φιμώθητι | phimṓthēti} “be silenced” (passive) and exelthe {ἔξελθε | éxelthe} “come out” (active) form a compact sequence of commands, the passive highlighting that the spirit is to be acted upon and forcibly quieted, while the active emphasizes its required movement out of the man.
Root and etymology
phimoophi–iota–mu–omicron–omega
“to muzzle, silence”
In context — Mark 1:25
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent , and come out of him.”
About this coordinate
Mark 1:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 1:25, so the Greek word Φιμώθητι (phimôthêti) 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.1.25.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.25.W7.S1) and character.