Mark 12:42:5Mark.12.42.W5TAB
πτωχὴ
ptōkhê
“poor”
- Transliteration
- ptō-KHÊ
- Extended
- ptoh-KHAY
- IPA
- /ptɔːˈkʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- poor
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ptō-KHÊ
- sentence
KAI el-THOU-sa MI-a KHÊ-ra ptō-KHÊ E-ba-len lep-TA DY-o HO es-TIN ko-DRAN-tēs
Exegesis
The noun phrase mia chera ptoche {μία χήρα πτωχή | mía chḗra ptōchḗ} stacks the indefinite adjective, the noun “widow,” and the adjective “poor” for emphasis, effectively focusing attention on the woman’s social and economic vulnerability.
Root and etymology
ptossopi–tau–omega–sigma–sigma–omega
“to cower, to be destitute”
In context — Mark 12:42
And a poor widow came and put in two small coins , which amount to a quadrans.
About this coordinate
Mark 12:42:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 12:42, so the Greek word πτωχὴ (ptōkhê) 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.12.42.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.12.42.W5.S1) and character.