Mark 13:16:7Mark.13.16.W7TAB
ἐπιστρεψάτω
epistrepsatô
“let {him} turn back”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-stre-PSA-tô
- Extended
- eh-pee-streh-PSA-toh
- IPA
- /e.pi.streˈp͡sa.tɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let {him} turn back
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-stre-PSA-tô
- 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 negated aorist imperative mē epistrepsatō {μὴ ἐπιστρεψάτω | mē e-pi-strep-sá-tō} ‘let him not turn back’ expresses a decisive prohibition, emphasizing a single, resolute act of not reversing course.
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 13:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 13:16, so the Greek word ἐπιστρεψάτω (epistrepsatô) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.16.W7.S1) and character.