Mark 11:28:6Mark.11.28.W6TAB
ἐξουσίᾳ
eksousia
“authority”
- Transliteration
- ek-sou-SI-a
- Extended
- ehk-soo-SI-ah
- IPA
- /ek.suˈsi.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- authority
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-sou-SI-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.
Root and etymology
exestiepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“it is permitted, it is lawful”
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 11:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 11:28, so the Greek word ἐξουσίᾳ (eksousia) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.28.W6.S1) and character.