Mark 10:25:1Mark.10.25.W1TAB
εὐκοπώτερόν
eukopôteron
“easier”
- Transliteration
- eu-ko-PÔ-te-ron
- Extended
- eh-oo-koh-POH-teh-rohn
- IPA
- /eu.koˈpɔː.te.ron/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
eu-ko-PÔ-te-ron
- sentence
eu-ko-PÔ-te-ron es-TIN KA-mê-lon di-A tês try-ma-li-AS tês rha-PHI-dos di-el-THEIN ê PLOU-si-on eis tên ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU eis-el-THEIN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the comparative adjective eukopoteron {εὐκοπώτερον | eu-ko-pṓ-te-ron} ‘easier’ in clause-initial position, providing rhetorical emphasis on the evaluation.
In context — Mark 10:25
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of the needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God .
About this coordinate
Mark 10:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 10:25, so the Greek word εὐκοπώτερόν (eukopôteron) 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.10.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.25.W1.S1) and character.