Mark 13:7:10Mark.13.7.W10TAB
δεῖ
dei
“it is necessary”
- Transliteration
- DEI
- Extended
- dei
- IPA
- /dei/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is necessary
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
DEI
- sentence
HO-tan de a-KOU-sê-te po-LE-mous KAI a-ko-AS po-LE-mōn mê thro-EIS-the DEI ge-NE-sthai al OU-pō to TE-los
Exegesis
The impersonal clause dei genesthai {δεῖ γενέσθαι | deî ge-nés-thai} ‘it is necessary to happen’ conveys theological necessity without naming the agent, a characteristic feature of eschatological discourse.
Root and etymology
de-delta–epsilon
“it is necessary, it must be so”
In context — Mark 13:7
But whenever you hear of wars and reports of wars, do not be alarmed ; it is necessary for these things to take place, but the end is not yet.
About this coordinate
Mark 13:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Mark 13:7, so the Greek word δεῖ (dei) 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.13.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.7.W10.S1) and character.