Mark 10:18:1Mark.10.18.W1TAB
ὁ
ho
“the”
- Transliteration
- ho
- Extended
- hoh
- IPA
- /ho/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
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ho
- sentence
ho de ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOI TI me LE-geis a-ga-THON ou-de-EIS a-ga-THOS ei MÊ heis ho the-OS
Exegesis
The verse begins with the article–conjunction sequence ho de {ὁ δὲ | ho dè}, where ho {ὁ | ho} functions cataphorically with the proper name Iesous {Ἰησοῦς | Iē-soûs}, and de {δὲ | dè} links this statement to the preceding narrative, marking a slight contrast or development.
The particle sequence ei me {εἰ μὴ | eí mḗ} functions idiomatically as ‘except,’ introducing the sole exception heis ho theos {εἷς ὁ θεός | heîs ho the-ós}, where heis ‘one’ is modified by the article ho and specified by the appositional noun theos ‘God.’ This syntactic structure concentrates the attribute of absolute goodness exclusively in God, and the translations mirror this by rendering ei me with “except One” in the more formal phrasing and as “Only God… no one else” in the dynamic rendering, while preserving the rhetorical force of Jesus’ probing question.
Root and etymology
Iesousiota–eta–sigma–omicron–upsilon–sigma
“Yahweh is salvation”
In context — Mark 10:18
But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One—that is, God .”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 10:18, so the Greek word ὁ (ho) 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.10.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.18.W1.S1) and character.