Mark 10:17:5Mark.10.17.W5TAB

ὁδὸν

hodon

road

Transliteration
ho-DON
Extended
hoh-DON
IPA
/hoˈdon/

Meaning by language

English
road

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Result
ὁ + δὸν
ho + don
hodon

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Deltath — as in this
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ho-DON

  2. 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 prepositional phrase eis hodon {εἰς ὁδὸν | eis hodón} “into the road” specifies the movement’s direction and setting, aligning Jesus’ departure with the journey motif prominent in this section.

In contextMark 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 10:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 10:17, so the Greek word ὁδὸν (hodon) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.17.W5.S1) and character.