Mark 13:2:17Mark.13.2.W17TAB
λίθον
lithon
“stone”
- Transliteration
- LI-thon
- Extended
- LIH-thohn
- IPA
- /ˈli.tʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- stone
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
LI-thon
- sentence
KAI ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOI BLE-peis TAU-tas tas me-GA-las oi-ko-do-MAS ou mê a-phe-THÊ HÔ-de LI-thos e-PI LI-thon hos ou mê ka-ta-ly-THÊ
Exegesis
The predictive declaration uses a negated verb of remaining, ou me aphethe {οὐ μὴ ἀφεθῇ | ou mē a-phe-thêi}, followed by the adverb hode {ὧδε | hô-de} ‘here’ and the idiomatic expression lithos epi lithon {λίθος ἐπὶ λίθον | lí-thos e-pì lí-thon} ‘stone upon stone,’ which functions as a Semitic-style hyperbole for total destruction.
In context — Mark 13:2
And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings ? Not one stone will be left here upon another which will not be thrown down.”
About this coordinate
Mark 13:2:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Mark 13:2, so the Greek word λίθον (lithon) 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.13.2.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.2.W17.S1) and character.