Mark 11:28:5Mark.11.28.W5TAB
ποίᾳ
poia
“what kind of”
- Transliteration
- POI-a
- Extended
- POI-ah
- IPA
- /ˈpoi.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- what kind of
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
POI-a
- sentence
KAI E-le-gon au-TOI en POI-a ek-sou-SI-a TAU-ta poi-EIS ê TIS soi E-do-ken tên ek-sou-SI-an TAU-tên HI-na TAU-ta poi-ÊIS
Exegesis
The first question opens with the prepositional phrase En poia exousia {Ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ | En poí-a ex-ou-sí-a} ‘by what kind of authority’, foregrounding the issue of legitimate right.
In context — Mark 11:28
And they were saying to Him , “By what authority are You doing these things? Or who gave You this authority, that You should do these things?”
About this coordinate
Mark 11:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 11:28, so the Greek word ποίᾳ (poia) 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.11.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.28.W5.S1) and character.