Mark 10:48:14Mark.10.48.W14TAB
ἐλέησόν
eleêsón
“have mercy”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-ê-SÓN
- Extended
- eh-LEH-ê-SOHN
- IPA
- /eˈle.ɛːˈson/
Meaning by language
- English
- have mercy
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LE-ê-SÓN
- sentence
KAI e-pe-TI-mon au-TOI pol-LOI HI-na si-ō-PÊ-sêi ho de pol-LÔI MAL-lon E-kra-dzen hy-E da-UID e-LE-ê-SÓN me
Exegesis
The aorist imperative eleēson {ἐλέησόν | eléēson} combined with the object me {με | me} forms a concise yet intense petition, “have mercy on me.” In translation, the purpose clause, the contrastive coordination, and the iterative imperfects are all preserved in ways that highlight the tension between crowd suppression and the man’s escalating, faith-filled appeal to the Son of David.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–lambda–epsilon–epsilon–omega
“to have mercy, to show compassion”
In context — Mark 10:48
And many were rebuking him so that he would be silent, but he cried out even more , “Son of David , have mercy on me.”
About this coordinate
Mark 10:48:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Mark 10:48, so the Greek word ἐλέησόν (eleêsón) 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.10.48.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.48.W14.S1) and character.