Mark 11:20:6Mark.11.20.W6TAB
συκῆν
sykên
“fig tree”
- Transliteration
- sy-KÊN
- Extended
- syoo-KAYN
- IPA
- /syˈkɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
sy-KÊN
- sentence
KAI pa-ra-po-reu-O-me-noi prō-I EI-don tên sy-KÊN ek-ksê-ra-mMEN-ên ek hri-ZÔN
Exegesis
The object phrase ten suken {τὴν συκῆν | tḕn sykên} identifies what was seen, with suken modified by the perfect passive participle exerammenen {ἐξηραμμένην | exēramménēn}, which denotes a present state resulting from a prior action: the tree now stands in a fully dried-up condition.
Root and etymology
syk-sigma–upsilon–kappa
“fig”
In context — Mark 11:20
And as they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
About this coordinate
Mark 11:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 11:20, so the Greek word συκῆν (sykên) 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.11.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.20.W6.S1) and character.