Mark 11:1:5Mark.11.1.W5TAB
Ἱεροσόλυμα
hierosolyma
“Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
- Extended
- hih-eh-roh-SOH-lyoo-mah
- IPA
- /hi.e.roˈso.ly.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jerusalem
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
- 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 preposition eis {εἰς | eis} governs a sequence of accusatives, first Ierosolyma {Ἰεροσόλυμα | Ier-o-SÓ-lu-ma} and then Bethphage {Βηθφαγὴ | Bēth-pha-Gḗ} with coordinated Bethanian {Βηθανίαν | Bē-tha-NÍ-an}, mapping a progression of approach toward Jerusalem by naming waypoints.
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 11:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 11:1, so the Greek word Ἱεροσόλυμα (hierosolyma) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.1.W5.S1) and character.