Mark 1:6:7Mark.1.6.W7TAB
καμήλου
kamêlou
“of a camel”
- Transliteration
- ka-MÊ-lou
- Extended
- kah-MÊÊ-loo
- IPA
- /kaˈmɛː.luː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of a camel
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ka-MÊ-lou
- sentence
kai ÊN ho i-ō-AN-nēs en-de-dy-ME-nos TRI-khas ka-MÊ-lou kai ZŌ-nēn der-ma-TI-nēn pe-RI tēn os-PHYN au-TOU kai ES-thōn a-KRI-das kai ME-li A-gri-on
Exegesis
The accusative trichas {τρίχας | tríchas} “hairs” with the genitive kamēlou {καμήλου | kamḗlou} “of camel” specifies the coarse material of his clothing.
In context — Mark 1:6
And John was clothed in camel’s hair and had a leather belt around his loins , and he ate locusts and wild honey.
About this coordinate
Mark 1:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 1:6, so the Greek word καμήλου (kamêlou) 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.1.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.6.W7.S1) and character.