Mark 1:26:7Mark.1.26.W7TAB
ἀκάθαρτον
akatharton
“unclean”
- Transliteration
- a-KA-thar-ton
- Extended
- ah-KAH-thahr-tohn
- IPA
- /aˈka.tʰar.ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- unclean
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KA-thar-ton
- sentence
kai spa-RAK-san au-TON to PNEU-ma to a-KA-thar-ton kai phō-NÊ-san phō-NÊ me-GA-lê ex-ÊL-then eks au-TOU
Exegesis
The noun phrase to pneuma to akatharton {τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἀκάθαρτον | tò pneûma tò akátharton} functions as the grammatical subject, with the repeated article creating a tight unit between noun and adjective and highlighting the defiling character of the spirit.
Root and etymology
akathartosalpha–kappa–alpha–theta–alpha–rho–tau–omicron–sigma
“unclean, impure”
In context — Mark 1:26
And the unclean spirit , after convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, went out from him.
About this coordinate
Mark 1:26:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 1:26, so the Greek word ἀκάθαρτον (akatharton) 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.1.26.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.26.W7.S1) and character.