Mark 10:27:1Mark.10.27.W1TAB
ἐμβλέψας
emblepsas
“having looked at”
- Transliteration
- em-BLE-psas
- Extended
- ehm-BLEH-psahs
- IPA
- /emˈble.psas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having looked at
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
em-BLE-psas
- sentence
em-BLE-psas au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS LE-gei pa-RA an-THRÔ-pois a-DY-na-ton al ou pa-RA the-Ô PAN-ta gar dy-na-TA pa-RA tôi the-Ô
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist participial clause emblepsas autois {ἐμβλέψας αὐτοῖς | em-blép-sas au-toîs} “having looked at them,” which functions adverbially, setting the visual and relational context for the main speech act.
Root and etymology
emblepoepsilon–mu–beta–lambda–epsilon–pi–omicron
“to look at, gaze intently”
In context — Mark 10:27
Having looked at them, Jesus says, “With men it is impossible , but not with God ; for with God all things are possible.”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 10:27, so the Greek word ἐμβλέψας (emblepsas) 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.10.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.27.W1.S1) and character.