Mark 11:13:3Mark.11.13.W3TAB
συκῆν
sykeen
“a fig tree”
- Transliteration
- sy-KEEN
- Extended
- sy-KEEN
- IPA
- /syˈkɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a fig tree
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
sy-KEEN
- 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 accusative noun sygēn {συκῆν | sykē̂n} ‘fig tree’ is specified by the prepositional phrase apo makróthen {ἀπὸ μακρόθεν | apó makróthen} ‘from afar’ and the participle échousan {ἔχουσαν | échousan} ‘having’, underscoring its leafy state.
Root and etymology
sykonsigma–upsilon–kappa–omicron–nu
“fig fruit”
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 11:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 11:13, so the Greek word συκῆν (sykeen) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.13.W3.S1) and character.