Mark 10:17:18Mark.10.17.W18TAB
ζωὴν
dzôên
“life”
- Transliteration
- dzô-ÊN
- Extended
- dzoh-AYN
- IPA
- /dzɔːˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- life
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Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
dzô-ÊN
- 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 object of inheritance, zoen aionion {ζωὴν αἰώνιον | zōḗn aiṓnion} “eternal life,” appears in the marked final position of the sentence, giving theological emphasis to the life-of-the-age-to-come. In translation, the participial chain is rendered with English finite verbs and participles (“ran up,” “having knelt,” “was asking”) to preserve both narrative flow and aspect, while the hina clause is brought out with “that I may” / “that I might” to retain its purposive nuance.
Root and etymology
zaōzeta–alpha–omega
“to live, to have life”
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 10:17:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Mark 10:17, so the Greek word ζωὴν (dzôên) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.17.W18.S1) and character.