Mark 13:20:12Mark.13.20.W12TAB
σάρξ
sarx
“flesh”
- Transliteration
- SARX
- Extended
- sahrks
- IPA
- /sarks/
Meaning by language
- English
- flesh
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) |
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Word in context
- word
SARX
- sentence
KAI ei MÊ e-ko-LO-bō-sen KY-ree-os tas hê-ME-ras ouk AN e-SŌ-thē PA-sa SARX al-LA di-A tous ek-lek-TOUS hous ek-se-LEK-sa-to e-ko-LO-bō-sen tas hê-ME-ras
Exegesis
The subject pasa sarx {πᾶσα σάρξ | pâsa sárx} is a Semitic-style universal expression meaning all humanity, here represented by “no flesh” in the formal and “no person” in the dynamic rendering.
In context — Mark 13:20
And if the Lord had not cut short the days , no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He selected, He has cut short the days.
About this coordinate
Mark 13:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 13:20, so the Greek word σάρξ (sarx) 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.13.20.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.20.W12.S1) and character.