Mark 11:21:10Mark.11.21.W10TAB
συκῆ
sykê
“fig tree”
- Transliteration
- sy-KÊ
- Extended
- sy-KÊ
- IPA
- /syˈkɛː/
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sy-KÊ
- sentence
KAI a-nam-nê-STHEIS ho PE-tros LE-gei au-TOI rhab-BI I-de hê sy-KÊ hên ka-tê-RA-sô ex-Ê-ran-tai
Exegesis
The nominative phrase hē sukē {ἡ συκῆ | hē sykê} is further specified by the relative clause hēn katērasō {ἣν κατηράσω | hḕn katērásō}, where hēn is the object of the verb “you cursed,” linking this fig tree to the earlier prophetic action.
Root and etymology
sukonsigma upsilon kappa omicron nu
“fig, fig fruit”
In context — Mark 11:21
And Peter , having remembered, says to Him , “Rabbi, look, the fig tree which You cursed has withered.”
About this coordinate
Mark 11:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Mark 11:21, so the Greek word συκῆ (sykê) 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.11.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.21.W10.S1) and character.