Mark 10:23:13Mark.10.23.W13TAB
χρήματα
khrêmata
“possessions”
- Transliteration
- KHRÊ-ma-ta
- Extended
- KHRÊ-mah-tah
- IPA
- /ˈkʰrɛː.ma.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- possessions
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
KHRÊ-ma-ta
- sentence
KAI pe-ri-ble-PSA-me-nos ho ee-ay-SOOS LE-gei tois ma-thê-TAIS au-TOU PÔS dys-KO-lôs hoi ta KHRÊ-ma-ta E-kho-ntes eis tên ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU ei-se-LEU-son-tai
Exegesis
The nominative participial phrase hoi ta chremata echontes {οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες | hoi tà chrḗmata échontes} functions substantivally as the subject of the verb, identifying “those who have riches” as the group in view.
Root and etymology
chremachi–rho–eta–mu–alpha
“thing used, wealth”
In context — Mark 10:23
And Jesus , after looking around, says to His disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God .”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:23:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Mark 10:23, so the Greek word χρήματα (khrêmata) 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.10.23.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.23.W13.S1) and character.