Mark 11:1:14Mark.11.1.W14TAB
Ἐλαιῶν
elaiôn
“Olives”
- Transliteration
- e-lai-ÔN
- Extended
- eh-lai-OHN
- IPA
- /e.laiˈɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Olives
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-lai-ÔN
- sentence
KAI HO-te en-GI-zou-sin eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma eis bêth-pha-GÊ KAI bê-tha-NI-an pros to O-ros tôn e-lai-ÔN a-po-STEL-lei DY-o tôn ma-thê-TÔN au-TOU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase pros to oros tōn Elaiōn {πρὸς τὸ ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν | pròs tò Ó-ros tôn E-lai-Ôn} adds a more specific geographical orientation, with the genitive tōn Elaiōn ‘of olives’ specifying the type of mountain.
In context — Mark 11:1
And when they drew near to Jerusalem , to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sends out two of His disciples,
About this coordinate
Mark 11:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Mark 11:1, so the Greek word Ἐλαιῶν (elaiôn) 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.11.1.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.1.W14.S1) and character.