Mark 11:24:7Mark.11.24.W7TAB
προσεύχεσθε
proseukhesthe
“you pray”
- Transliteration
- pro-SEU-khe-sthe
- Extended
- proh-SEU-kheh-stheh
- IPA
- /proˈseu.kʰes.tʰe/
Meaning by language
- English
- you pray
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-SEU-khe-sthe
- sentence
di-A TOU-to LE-gō hy-MEEN PAN-ta HO-sa pro-SEU-khe-sthe kai ai-TEI-sthe pis-TEU-e-te HO-ti e-LA-be-te kai ES-tai hy-MEEN
Exegesis
The imperatives proseúchesthe kai aiteísthe {προσεύχεσθε καὶ αἰτεῖσθε | proseú-khe-sthe kaí ait-eî-sthe} ‘pray and ask’ set forth the believer’s active participation in petitioning.
Root and etymology
proseuchomaipi–rho–omicron–sigma–epsilon–upsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to pray toward, address God”
In context — Mark 11:24
On that account, I declare to you: in every prayer and request you make, hold fast to the conviction that you have received it, and it shall be yours.
About this coordinate
Mark 11:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 11:24, so the Greek word προσεύχεσθε (proseukhesthe) 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.11.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.24.W7.S1) and character.