Mark 10:16:4Mark.10.16.W4TAB
κατευλόγει
kateulogei
“he was blessing”
- Transliteration
- ka-teu-LO-gei
- Extended
- kah-teu-LOH-gei
- IPA
- /ka.teuˈlo.gei/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was blessing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ka-teu-LO-gei
- sentence
KAI e-nag-ka-li-SA-me-nos au-TA ka-teu-LO-gei ti-THEIS TAS KHEI-ras ep au-TA
Exegesis
The imperfect kateulogei {κατευλόγει | kateulógei} “was blessing” serves as the main finite verb, portraying the blessing as ongoing or repeated rather than momentary.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–upsilon–lambda–omicron–gamma–epsilon–omega
“to speak well of, bless”
In context — Mark 10:16
And after taking them into His arms, He was blessing them, placing His hands upon them.
About this coordinate
Mark 10:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 10:16, so the Greek word κατευλόγει (kateulogei) 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.10.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.16.W4.S1) and character.