Mark 11:13:10Mark.11.13.W10TAB
ἄρα
ara
“perhaps”
- Transliteration
- A-ra
- Extended
- AH-rah
- IPA
- /ˈa.ra/
Meaning by language
- English
- perhaps
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
A-ra
- sentence
KAI i-DON sy-KEEN a-PO ma-KRO-then E-khou-san PHYL-la ÊL-then ei A-ra ti heu-RÊ-sei en au-TÊ KAI el-THON ep au-TÊN ou-DEN HEU-ren ei MÊ PHYL-la ho gar kai-ROS ouk ÊN SY-kōn
Exegesis
The conditional clause introduced by ei {εἰ | ei} ‘if’ combined with the inferential ára {ἄρα | ára} ‘perhaps’ and the future indicative heurḗsei {εὑρήσει | heurḗsei} ‘he will find’ sets an expectation of discovery en autê̂i {ἐν αὐτῇ | en autê̂i} ‘in it’.
Root and etymology
paraptōmapi alpha rho alpha pi tau omega mu alpha
“false step, transgression”
In context — Mark 11:13
And seeing a fig tree from a distance with leaves, He approached it to ascertain whether He might find anything on it; and upon reaching it, He found nothing except leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
About this coordinate
Mark 11:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Mark 11:13, so the Greek word ἄρα (ara) 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.11.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.13.W10.S1) and character.