Mark 12:27:2Mark.12.27.W2TAB
ἔστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- ES-tin
- Extended
- EH-stin
- IPA
- /ˈes.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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ES-tin
- sentence
ouk ES-tin the-OS ne-KRON al-LA DZON-tōn po-LY pla-NAS-the
Exegesis
The opening sequence ouk estin theos {οὐκ ἔστιν θεὸς | ou̓k é-stin the-òs} forms a simple “not is God” structure, where the subject ‘God’ precedes two contrasting genitive complements, nekron {νεκρῶν | ne-krôn} ‘of dead (ones)’ and zonton {ζώντων | zôn-ton} ‘of living (ones)’. These genitives function as relational genitives, delimiting the sphere in which God is characterized: He is denied as “God of the dead” and affirmed as “God of the living.”
In context — Mark 12:27
God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are greatly mistaken .
About this coordinate
Mark 12:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 12:27, so the Greek word ἔστιν (estin) 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.12.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.12.27.W2.S1) and character.