Mark 11:24:9Mark.11.24.W9TAB
αἰτεῖσθε
aiteisthe
“you ask”
- Transliteration
- ai-TEI-sthe
- Extended
- ai-TEI-stheh
- IPA
- /aiˈtiːs.tʰe/
Meaning by language
- English
- you ask
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ai-TEI-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
aiteōalpha–iota–tau–epsilon–omega
“to ask, request”
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 11:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 11:24, so the Greek word αἰτεῖσθε (aiteisthe) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.24.W9.S1) and character.