Mark 10:16:7Mark.10.16.W7TAB
χεῖρας
kheiras
“hands”
- Transliteration
- KHEI-ras
- Extended
- KHEI-rahs
- IPA
- /ˈkʰei.ras/
Meaning by language
- English
- hands
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHEI-ras
- 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 article tas {τὰς | tás} with cheiras {χεῖρας | kheíras} specifies “the hands,” and the preposition ep {ἐπʼ | ep} with the accusative marks the contact “upon them.” The word order foregrounds the affectionate embrace before the verbal blessing, which in translation is preserved by rendering the participle first (“after taking them into His arms / hugged”) followed by the durative blessing and the accompanying gesture of hand-laying.
Root and etymology
Rootchi–epsilon–iota–rho
“hand”
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 10:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 10:16, so the Greek word χεῖρας (kheiras) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.16.W7.S1) and character.