Mark 11:30:8Mark.11.30.W8TAB
ἢ
ê
“or”
- Transliteration
- Ê
- Extended
- ÊÊ
- IPA
- /ɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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- sentence
to BA-pti-sma to i-ô-AN-nou eks ou-ra-NOU ÊN Ê eks an-THRÔ-pōn a-po-KRI-thê-te moi
Exegesis
The disjunctive e {ἢ | ē} introduces the parallel phrase ex anthrōpōn {ἐξ ἀνθρώπων | ex anthrōpōn}, contrasting human origin. The question is signaled by word order rather than an interrogative pronoun.
Root and etymology
mathētēsmu–alpha–theta–eta–tau–eta–sigma
“to learn, study”
In context — Mark 11:30
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer Me .
About this coordinate
Mark 11:30:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 11:30, so the Greek word ἢ (ê) 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.11.30.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.30.W8.S1) and character.