Mark 13:4:9Mark.13.4.W9TAB
σημεῖον
sêmeion
“sign”
- Transliteration
- sê-MEI-on
- Extended
- say-MEI-oh(n)
- IPA
- /sɛːˈmei.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- sign
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sê-MEI-on
- sentence
ei-PON hê-MEEN PO-te TAU-ta ES-tai kai TI to sê-MEI-on HO-tan MEL-lêi TAU-ta syn-te-LEIS-thai PAN-ta
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} links this to a second, parallel question, marked by ti {τί | tí} ‘what’ and focused on to sēmeion {τὸ σημεῖον | tò sēmeîon} ‘the sign’ as the identifiable indicator of fulfillment.
Root and etymology
sēmasigma–eta–mu–alpha
“mark, token, sign”
In context — Mark 13:4
Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?
About this coordinate
Mark 13:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 13:4, so the Greek word σημεῖον (sêmeion) 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.13.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.4.W9.S1) and character.