Mark 10:2:5Mark.10.2.W5TAB
ἔξεστιν
eksestin
“it is lawful”
- Transliteration
- EK-ses-tin
- Extended
- EHK-sehs-tihn
- IPA
- /ˈek.ses.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is lawful
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EK-ses-tin
- sentence
KAI e-pê-ROH-tōn au-TON ei EK-ses-tin an-DRI gy-NAI-ka a-po-LY-sai pei-RA-dzon-tes au-TON
Exegesis
That question is governed by the impersonal exestin {ἔξεστιν | é-xe-stin} ‘it is permitted’, which requires a dummy subject in English and controls an infinitival clause.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“to be permitted, to be possible”
In context — Mark 10:2
And the Pharisees came and questioned Jesus whether it is permitted for a man to divorce a wife, testing Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 10:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 10:2, so the Greek word ἔξεστιν (eksestin) 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.10.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.2.W5.S1) and character.