Mark 10:37:16Mark.10.37.W16TAB
καθίσωμεν
kathisômen
“we might sit”
- Transliteration
- ka-THI-sô-men
- Extended
- kah-tʰih-SÔO-mehn
- IPA
- /kaˈtʰi.sɔː.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- we might sit
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ka-THI-sô-men
- sentence
hoi de EI-pan au-TOI dos hê-MIN HI-na heis sou ek de-ksi-ÔN kai heis eks a-ri-ste-RÔN ka-THI-sô-men en têi DO-ksêi sou
Exegesis
This imperative is complemented by a purpose clause introduced by hina {ἵνα | hína} ‘so that,’ which is followed by the aorist subjunctive kathisōmen {καθίσωμεν | kathísōmen} ‘we may sit,’ marking the desired result of the granting.
Root and etymology
kathizōkappa–alpha–theta–iota–zeta–omega
“to cause to sit, to seat”
In context — Mark 10:37
And they said to Him , “Grant to us that we may sit, one at Your right and one at Your left, in Your glory.”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:37:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Mark 10:37, so the Greek word καθίσωμεν (kathisômen) 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.10.37.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.37.W16.S1) and character.