Mark 12:42:7Mark.12.42.W7TAB
λεπτὰ
lepta
“lepta”
- Transliteration
- lep-TA
- Extended
- lehp-TAH
- IPA
- /lepˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- lepta
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
lep-TA
- 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 aorist indicative ebalen {ἔβαλεν | ébalen} “she threw, she put in” supplies the main finite verb, governing the direct object lepta dyo {λεπτὰ δύο | leptá dýo} “two small coins,” where the numeral follows the noun in typical Greek order.
Root and etymology
heptaepsilon–pi–tau–alpha
“seven”
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 12:42:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 12:42, so the Greek word λεπτὰ (lepta) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.12.42.W7.S1) and character.