Mark 13:34:17Mark.13.34.W17TAB
ἔργον
ergon
“work”
- Transliteration
- ER-gon
- Extended
- EHR-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈer.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- work
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ER-gon
- sentence
hôs AN-thrô-pos a-PO-dê-mos a-PHEIS tên oi-KEE-an au-TOU KAI DOUS tois DOU-lois au-TOU tên ek-sou-SEE-an he-KAS-tôi to ER-gon au-TOU KAI tôi thy-rô-RÔI e-ne-TEI-la-to HI-na grê-go-RÊI
Exegesis
The dative hekastō {ἑκάστῳ | he-kás-tō} with to ergon autou {τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ | tò ér-gon au-toû} details individual responsibility, assigning a distinct task to each servant.
Root and etymology
ergonepsilon–rho–gamma–omicron–nu
“work, deed”
In context — Mark 13:34
Just like a man traveling abroad, who left his own house and gave authority to his servants, to each his work , and to the doorkeeper he commanded that he should keep watch .
About this coordinate
Mark 13:34:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Mark 13:34, so the Greek word ἔργον (ergon) 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.13.34.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.34.W17.S1) and character.