Mark 10:23:9Mark.10.23.W9TAB
Πῶς
pôs
“How”
- Transliteration
- PÔS
- Extended
- PÔS
- IPA
- /pɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- How
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PÔS
- 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
Within the quotation, the interrogative adverb pos {Πῶς | pôs} combined with the adverb dyskolos {δυσκόλως | dyskólōs} forms an exclamatory question that highlights the degree of difficulty.
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 10:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 10:23, so the Greek word Πῶς (pôs) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.23.W9.S1) and character.