Mark 10:43:4Mark.10.43.W4TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- ES-tin
- Extended
- EHS-tihn
- IPA
- /ˈes.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
oukh HOU-tōs DE ES-tin en hy-MEEN al hos an THE-lēi ME-gas ge-NES-thai en hy-MEEN ES-tai hy-MŌN di-A-ko-nos
Exegesis
The clause estin en hymin {ἐστιν ἐν ὑμῖν | és-tin en hū-min} “it is in you” locates the alternative pattern within the community.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“to be permitted, to be possible”
In context — Mark 10:43
But it is not so among you; rather, whoever wishes to become great among you will be your servant .
About this coordinate
Mark 10:43:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 10:43, 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.10.43.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.43.W4.S1) and character.