Mark 12:29:5Mark.12.29.W5TAB
Πρώτη
protê
“first”
- Transliteration
- PRO-tê
- Extended
- PROH-tê
- IPA
- /ˈprɔː.tɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- first
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
PRO-tê
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ho ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti PRO-tê es-TIN A-kou-e is-ra-EL KY-ree-os ho the-OS hê-MON KY-ree-os HEIS es-tin
Exegesis
Within that clause, prote {Πρώτη | Prṓ-tē} ‘first’ stands in predicative position with estin {ἐστίν | es-tín} ‘is’ to rank the command.
In context — Mark 12:29
Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God , the Lord is one.’”
About this coordinate
Mark 12:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 12:29, so the Greek word Πρώτη (protê) 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.12.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.12.29.W5.S1) and character.