Mark 12:22:6Mark.12.22.W6TAB
σπέρμα
sperma
“offspring”
- Transliteration
- SPEr-ma
- Extended
- SPEHR-mah
- IPA
- /ˈsper.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- offspring
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SPEr-ma
- sentence
KAI hoi hep-TA ouk a-PHÊ-kan SPEr-ma ES-kha-ton PAN-tōn KAI hê gy-NÊ a-PE-tha-nen
Exegesis
The first clause has the subject hoi hepta {οἱ ἑπτὰ | hoí hep-tá} “the seven,” an articular numeral functioning substantively, followed by the negated verb phrase ouk aphekan {οὐκ ἀφῆκαν | ouk a-phê-kan} “did not leave,” which takes sperma {σπέρμα | spér-ma} “seed, offspring” as its direct object, expressing the total lack of descendants.
Root and etymology
speirōsigma–pi–epsilon–iota–rho–omega
“to sow, scatter seed”
In context — Mark 12:22
And the seven did not leave any offspring ; last of all, the woman also died.
About this coordinate
Mark 12:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 12:22, so the Greek word σπέρμα (sperma) 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.12.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.12.22.W6.S1) and character.