Mark 11:27:19Mark.11.27.W19TAB
γραμματεῖς
grammateis
“scribes”
- Transliteration
- gram-ma-TEIS
- Extended
- grahm-mah-TEIS
- IPA
- /gram.maˈteːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- scribes
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
gram-ma-TEIS
- sentence
KAI ER-khon-tai PA-lin eis i-e-ro-SO-ly-ma KAI en tôi hi-e-RÔ pe-ri-pa-TOUN-tos au-TOU ER-khon-tai pros au-TON hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi gram-ma-TEIS KAI hoi pres-BY-te-roi
Exegesis
The coordinated list hoi archiereis, hoi grammateis, kai hoi presbyteroi {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς, οἱ γραμματεῖς, καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι | hoi archiereîs, hoi grammateîs, kaí hoi presbýteroi} identifies the Jewish authorities approaching Him. In translation, the genitive absolute becomes a temporal clause (“while He was walking”), and the verbs “came,” “came back,” and “came up to” preserve the focus on movement in the sacred setting.
Root and etymology
grammateusgamma–rho–alpha–mu–mu–alpha–tau–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“scribe, secretary”
In context — Mark 11:27
They came once more into Jerusalem; and while He was walking through the temple , the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 11:27:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Mark 11:27, so the Greek word γραμματεῖς (grammateis) 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.11.27.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.27.W19.S1) and character.