Mark 12:18:3Mark.12.18.W3TAB

Σαδδουκαῖοι

saddoukaioi

Sadducees

Transliteration
sad-dou-KAI-oi
Extended
sahd-dou-KAI-oi
IPA
/sad.duˈkai.oi/

Meaning by language

English
Sadducees

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Result
Σαδ + δου + καῖ + οι
sad + dou + kai + oi
saddoukaioi

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Deltath — as in this
Deltath — as in this
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    sad-dou-KAI-oi

  2. sentence

    KAI ER-khon-tai sad-dou-KAI-oi pros au-TON HOI-ti-nes LE-goo-sin a-NA-sta-sin MÊ EI-nai KAI e-pê-ROO-tôn au-ton LE-gon-tes

Exegesis

The subject Saddoukaioi {Σαδδουκαῖοι | Sad-dou-kaî-oi} 'Sadducees' follows immediately for emphasis on the approaching group.

Root and etymology

Sadoktsade–dalet–vav–qof

Zadok, righteous one

In contextMark 12:18

And the Sadducees came to Him , those who say there is no resurrection, and they were questioning Him, saying,

About this coordinate

Mark 12:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 12:18, so the Greek word Σαδδουκαῖοι (saddoukaioi) 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.12.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.12.18.W3.S1) and character.