Mark 10:37:9Mark.10.37.W9TAB
σου
sou
“of you”
- Transliteration
- sou
- Extended
- soo
- IPA
- /suː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of you
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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sou
- 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
The structure heis sou ek dexiōn kai heis ex aristerōn {εἷς σου ἐκ δεξιῶν καὶ εἷς ἐξ ἀριστερῶν | heîs sou ek dexiôn kaí heîs ex aristerôn} places the two “one … and one …” elements in parallel, each specified by a prepositional phrase with ek/ex plus a genitive plural substantive adjective, dexiōn ‘right (side)’ and aristerōn ‘left (side).’ This parallelism foregrounds the exclusivity and symmetry of the requested positions of honor.
The final prepositional phrase en tē doxē sou {ἐν τῇ δόξῃ σου | en tē dóxē sou} ‘in Your glory’ sets the spatial and eschatological sphere in which these seats are envisioned, likely alluding to the Son of Man’s future exalted reign. In translation, the hina-clause is rendered formally with “that we may sit” to preserve the subjunctive nuance of intention, while “one at Your right … and one at Your left” maintains the balanced parallel structure of the Greek and reflects the idiomatic sense of the genitive plurals as “right side” and “left side.”
Root and etymology
Yeshuayod–shin–vav–ayin
“Yahweh saves”
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 10:37:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 10:37, so the Greek word σου (sou) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.37.W9.S1) and character.