Mark 10:17:14Mark.10.17.W14TAB
ἀγαθέ
agathe
“good”
- Transliteration
- a-ga-THE
- Extended
- ah-gah-THEH
- IPA
- /a.gaˈtʰe/
Meaning by language
- English
- good
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
a-ga-THE
- sentence
KAI ek-po-re-wo-ME-nou au-TOU eis ho-DON pros-dra-MON heis KAI go-ny-pe-TE-sas au-TON e-pê-RO-ta au-TON di-DAS-ka-le a-ga-THE TI poi-E-sô HI-na dzô-ÊN ai-O-ni-on klê-ro-no-ME-sô
Exegesis
The vocative pair Didaskale agathe {Διδάσκαλε ἀγαθέ | didáskale agathé} “Good Teacher” encapsulates both Jesus’ recognized role as teacher and a strong moral evaluation, which Jesus will immediately interrogate in the following verse.
In context — Mark 10:17
And as He was going out into the road, one ran up and, having knelt to Him, was asking Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life ?”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:17:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Mark 10:17, so the Greek word ἀγαθέ (agathe) 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.10.17.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.17.W14.S1) and character.