Mark 12:34:16Mark.12.34.W16TAB
βασιλείας
basileias
“kingdom”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-as
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEI-ahs
- IPA
- /ba.siˈlei.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdom
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEI-as
- sentence
KAI ho ee-ay-SOOS i-DŌN au-TON HO-ti nou-ne-KHŌS a-pe-KRI-thê EI-pen au-TŌ ou ma-KRAN EI a-PO tês ba-si-LEI-as tou the-OU KAI ou-de-EIS ou-KE-ti e-TOL-ma au-TON e-pe-rō-TÊ-sai
Exegesis
Within the direct speech, the clause Ou makran ei apo tēs basileias tou theou {Οὐ μακρὰν εἶ ἀπὸ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ | Ou makrán eî apò tēs basileías tou theoû} places the negated adverbial expression Ou makran "not far" before the verb ei "you are" for emphasis, followed by the prepositional phrase apo tēs basileias tou theou "from the kingdom of God," creating a spatial metaphor for spiritual proximity to God's rule.
Root and etymology
basileusbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“king, ruler”
In context — Mark 12:34
And Jesus , having seen that he answered wisely, said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God ." And no one any longer dared to question Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 12:34:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Mark 12:34, so the Greek word βασιλείας (basileias) 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.12.34.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.12.34.W16.S1) and character.