Mark 13:16:10Mark.13.16.W10TAB
ὀπίσω
opisô
“back”
- Transliteration
- o-PI-sô
- Extended
- oh-PIH-soh
- IPA
- /oˈpi.sɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- back
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
o-PI-sô
- sentence
KAI ho eis ton a-GRON mê e-pi-stre-PSA-tô eis ta o-PI-sô A-rai to hi-MA-ti-on au-TOU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis ta opisō {εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω | eis tà o-pí-sō} ‘toward the things behind’ specifies the forbidden direction, focusing on what has been left at home or behind the person.
Root and etymology
opisthenomicron–pi–iota–sigma–theta–epsilon–nu
“back, behind”
In context — Mark 13:16
And let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak .
About this coordinate
Mark 13:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Mark 13:16, so the Greek word ὀπίσω (opisô) 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.13.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.16.W10.S1) and character.