Mark 1:3:4Mark.1.3.W4TAB
τῇ
tê
“the”
- Transliteration
- tê
- Extended
- tê
- IPA
- /tɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
tê
- sentence
phō-NÊ bo-ÔN-tos en tê e-RÊ-mō he-toi-MA-sa-te tēn ho-DON ky-REE-ou eu-THEI-as poi-EI-te tas TRI-bous au-TOU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en tē erēmō {ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ | en tē e-rē-mō} ‘in the wilderness’ specifies the prophetic location, echoing wilderness motifs from Israel’s history.
In context — Mark 1:3
A voice crying out in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of the Lord ; make His paths straight.”
About this coordinate
Mark 1:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 1:3, so the Greek word τῇ (tê) 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.1.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.3.W4.S1) and character.