Mark 10:19:20Mark.10.19.W20TAB
μητέρα
mêtera
“mother”
- Transliteration
- mê-TE-ra
- Extended
- MÊH-teh-rah
- IPA
- /mɛːˈte.ra/
Meaning by language
- English
- mother
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
mê-TE-ra
- sentence
tas en-to-LAS OI-das MÊ pho-NEU-sêis MÊ moi-KHEU-sêis MÊ KLEP-sêis MÊ pseu-do-mar-ty-RÊ-sêis MÊ a-po-ste-RÊ-sêis TI-ma ton pa-TE-ra sou KAI tên mê-TE-ra
Exegesis
The final clause shifts from prohibitions to a positive command using the present imperative tima {τίμα | tí-ma} ‘honor,’ which governs two coordinated accusative objects, ton patera sou {τὸν πατέρα σου | tòn pa-té-ra sou} and ten metera {τὴν μητέρα | tēn mē-té-ra}, highlighting ongoing, habitual respect toward both parents. In translation, the prohibitive subjunctives are rendered with “do not” or “you must not” to reflect their force, while the imperative is translated as “honor” or “respect,” preserving both the legal tone and the relational focus of the original.
In context — Mark 10:19
You know the commandments : “Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:19:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Mark 10:19, so the Greek word μητέρα (mêtera) 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.10.19.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.19.W20.S1) and character.