Mark 13:20:21Mark.13.20.W21TAB
ἡμέρας
hêmeras
“days”
- Transliteration
- hê-ME-ras
- Extended
- hay-MEH-rahs
- IPA
- /hɛːˈme.ras/
Meaning by language
- English
- days
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hê-ME-ras
- 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 main verb ekolobosen {ἐκολόβωσεν | ekolóbōsen} with kyrios {κύριος | ký-rios} as its implied subject describes decisive divine intervention in history by “cutting short” the days, referring to a period of tribulation indicated by the repeated object tas hēmeras {τὰς ἡμέρας | tàs hē-mé-ras}.
Root and etymology
Rooteta mu epsilon rho alpha
“day, daylight”
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 13:20:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Mark 13:20, so the Greek word ἡμέρας (hêmeras) 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.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.20.W21.S1) and character.