Mark 13:25:12Mark.13.25.W12TAB

αἱ

hai

the

Transliteration
hai
Extended
hai
IPA
/hai/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Diphthongs
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Word in context

  1. word

    hai

  2. sentence

    KAI hoi a-STE-res E-so-ntai ek tou ou-ra-NOU PIP-to-ntes KAI hai dy-NA-meis hai en tois ou-ra-NOIS sa-leu-THÊ-so-ntai

Exegesis

The second clause, kai hai dynameis hai en tois ouranois {καὶ αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς | kaí haí dynámeis haí en toîs ouranoîs}, uses repetition of the article with a relative-like force, highlighting ‘the powers, the ones in the heavens’ as a distinct and emphasized subject.

Root and etymology

saleuosigma–alpha–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega

to shake, cause to move, make unstable

In contextMark 13:25

And the stars will be falling from the heaven , and the powers in the heavens will be shaken .

About this coordinate

Mark 13:25:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 13:25, so the Greek word αἱ (hai) 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.13.25.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.25.W12.S1) and character.