Mark 10:25:2Mark.10.25.W2TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“it is”
- Transliteration
- es-TIN
- Extended
- ehs-TIN
- IPA
- /esˈtin/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
es-TIN
- 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 copula estin {ἐστιν | es-tín} ‘it is’ introduces the comparison, while the accusative kamelon {κάμηλον | ká-mē-lon} ‘camel’ functions as the logical subject of the infinitive dielthein {διελθεῖν | di-el-theîn} ‘to go through’.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“to be permitted, to be possible”
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 10:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 10:25, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.25.W2.S1) and character.