Mark 10:38:9Mark.10.38.W9TAB
αἰτεῖσθε
aiteisthe
“you ask”
- Transliteration
- ai-TEIS-the
- Extended
- ai-TEIS-theh
- IPA
- /aiˈteːs.tʰe/
Meaning by language
- English
- you ask
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ai-TEIS-the
- sentence
ho de ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS ouk OI-da-te TEE ai-TEIS-the DY-na-sthe pi-EIN to po-TE-ree-on ho e-GO PI-nô ê to BA-ptis-ma ho e-GO bap-TI-dzo-mai bap-tis-THÊ-nai
Exegesis
The interrogative ti {τί | tí} ‘what’ functions as the object of aiteisthe {αἰτεῖσθε | ai-teîs-the} ‘you ask,’ highlighting the disciples’ lack of awareness regarding the content of their own request.
Root and etymology
aiteoalpha–iota–tau–eta–omega
“to request”
In context — Mark 10:38
But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:38:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 10:38, so the Greek word αἰτεῖσθε (aiteisthe) 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.10.38.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.38.W9.S1) and character.