Mark 11:27:9Mark.11.27.W9TAB
ἱερῷ
hierô
“temple”
- Transliteration
- hi-e-RÔ
- Extended
- hih-eh-ROH
- IPA
- /hi.eˈrɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- temple
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
hi-e-RÔ
- 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 prepositional phrase en tō hierō peripatountos autou {ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ περιπατοῦντος αὐτοῦ | en tôi hierō peripatoûntos autoû} contains a genitive absolute participle providing circumstantial background (“while He was walking”) within the temple precinct.
Root and etymology
hierosiota–epsilon–rho–omicron–sigma
“sacred, holy”
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 11:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 11:27, so the Greek word ἱερῷ (hierô) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.27.W9.S1) and character.